Compare LGBT Rights in Punjab & Gilgit-Baltistan

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Recognized
Since 2018
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownAmbiguous
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1862
N/A
Since 1860
Public Opinion
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