Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Zambia

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
33 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
8 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Illegal
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
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1862
N/A
Since 2005
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
59% Did not mention homosexuals
41% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
88% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
44% Agree
31% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
6% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
4% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"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
10% Good place
87% Not a good place
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