Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Suriname

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1869
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
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 2015
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
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
Equal
Since 2015
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