Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
30 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1958
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1993
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 1973
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
Gender identity only
Since 1973
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1973
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