Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1862
Unequal
Since 1947
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