Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Hate crime protectionsVaries by Region
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1862
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
59% Did not mention homosexuals
41% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
88% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
44% Agree
31% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
2% Yes
87% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
1% Good place
90% Not a good place
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