Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & South Korea

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
33 / 100
53 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
39 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
No censorship
Since 2003
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsVaries by RegionNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Varies by Region
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
Varies by Region
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
Varies by Region
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1862
Equal
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
59% Did not mention homosexuals
41% Mentioned homosexuals
20% Did not mention homosexuals
80% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
88% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
61% Not justifiable
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
Region not surveyed
54% Support
26% Against
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
Region not surveyed
46% Agree
45% Disagree
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
44% Agree
31% Disagree
23% Agree
40% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
44% Yes
53% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
7% Justifiable
58% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
2% Yes
87% No
39% Yes
59% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
1% Good place
90% Not a good place
18% Good place
57% Not a good place
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