Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
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
Full Details