- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- N/A
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- N/A
- Military
- Unknown
- Donating Blood
- N/A
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
Question: "Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for homosexuals?"
History
Homosexual activity in Afghanistan is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
Since Oct 7, 1976
Same-sex marriage in Afghanistan is not legal.
Since Aug 8, 1971
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Afghanistan is n/a.
Right to change legal gender in Afghanistan is illegal.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Afghanistan is unknown.
LGBT discrimination in Afghanistan is no protections.
Since Aug 19, 1919
LGBT employment discrimination in Afghanistan is no protections.
Since Aug 19, 1919
LGBT housing discrimination in Afghanistan is no protections.
Since Aug 19, 1919
Same-sex adoption in Afghanistan is n/a.
Serving openly in military in Afghanistan is unknown.
Blood donations by MSMs in Afghanistan is n/a.
Conversion therapy in Afghanistan is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Afghanistan is n/a.
LGBT Rights by Province
View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Afghanistan.