- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- N/A
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (1-year deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✖ Unequal
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Homosexual activity in Herāt is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
Current status
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Under The Taliban Rule.
Same-sex marriage in Herāt is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Not criminalized.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Herāt is n/a.
Current status
N/A
While In Herat, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics itself, it is Punishable by death in Afghanistan under the Taliban Rule.
Right to change legal gender in Herāt is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Punishable by beating to death under the Taliban Rule.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Herāt is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Herāt is no protections.
Current status
No protections
None exist.
LGBT employment discrimination in Herāt is no protections.
Current status
No protections
None exist.
LGBT housing discrimination in Herāt is no protections.
Current status
No protections
None exist.
Same-sex adoption in Herāt is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Herāt is legal.
Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
Blood donations by MSMs in Herāt is banned (1-year deferral).
Current status
Banned (1-year deferral)
Nationwide.
Conversion therapy in Herāt is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Not criminalized.
Equal age of consent in Herāt is unequal.
Current status
Unequal
Nationwide.
Legal Rights
9 / 100
This region's Equality Index is based on legal rights alone. Please submit survey results that show the public opinion of LGBTQ+ issues in Herāt to help improve its accuracy.
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Alternative names: Herat