Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & South Africa

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1958
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
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
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1862
Equal
Since 2007
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