Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
59 / 100
Legal Index ?
33 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
51 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsVaries by RegionNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1862
Equal
Since 1947
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
59% Did not mention homosexuals
41% Mentioned homosexuals
58% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
88% Not justifiable
17% Justifiable
41% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
44% Agree
31% Disagree
51% Agree
35% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
19% Justifiable
35% 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
39% Good place
42% Not a good place
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