Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & India

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
55 / 100
Legal Index ?
37 / 100
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Recognized
Since 2014
Hate crime protectionsVaries by RegionNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
Gender identity only
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
Gender identity only
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1862
Equal
Since 2018
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
59% Did not mention homosexuals
41% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
88% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
Region not surveyed
58% Support
18% Against
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
Region not surveyed
66% Agree
21% Disagree
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
44% Agree
31% Disagree
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
37% Yes
37% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
2% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
2% Yes
87% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
1% Good place
90% Not a good place
26% Good place
43% Not a good place
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