Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1862
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