LGBT Rights in Gilgit-Baltistan
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History

Homosexual activity in Gilgit-Baltistan

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Homosexual activity in Gilgit-Baltistan is illegal (up to life in prison as punishment).

Current status
Since Oct 6, 1860
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Homosexuality is illegal in Gilgit-Baltistan under federal law.
Sources:
Pakistan Penal Code of 1860
pakistani.org/pakistan/legi…
U.S. Department of State Report on Pakistan Which Includes That The Zina Provisions Have Never Been Used Against Homosexuals
www.state.gov/reports/2021-…
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Same-sex marriage in Gilgit-Baltistan

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Same-sex marriage in Gilgit-Baltistan is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Pakistan claims this land and in Pakistan Same Sex Marriage is unrecognized. The area is generally controlled by India and in India Same Sex Marriage is unregistered cohabitation.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Gilgit-Baltistan

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Gilgit-Baltistan is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Since Aug 11, 2016
Imprisonment as punishment
Section 34 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (2016) empowers the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to remove or block content if deemed necessary for the "glory of Islam, public order, decency, or morality." However, prior to this law, the government had already been censoring LGB-related content online and in the media. Punishment for spreading this type of content, looking at it, if you gain access to banned content, etc, is 3 or more months in jail.
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Right to change legal gender in Gilgit-Baltistan

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Right to change legal gender in Gilgit-Baltistan is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Legal, no restrictions
Under both Indian and Pakistani law in this disputed place.
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Gender-affirming care in Gilgit-Baltistan

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Gender-affirming care in Gilgit-Baltistan is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Gilgit-Baltistan

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Gilgit-Baltistan is recognized.

Current status
Since May 11, 2018
Recognized
Transgender people in Pakistan are allowed to identify as male, female, a blend of both, or neither.
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Hate crime protections in Gilgit-Baltistan

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Hate crime protections in Gilgit-Baltistan is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Gilgit-Baltistan

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LGBT discrimination in Gilgit-Baltistan is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT employment discrimination in Gilgit-Baltistan

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LGBT employment discrimination in Gilgit-Baltistan is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Gilgit-Baltistan

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LGBT housing discrimination in Gilgit-Baltistan is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Gilgit-Baltistan

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Same-sex adoption in Gilgit-Baltistan is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
This land is claimed by Pakistan and in Pakistan adoption by Same Sex Couples is illegal. However, this land is mostly controlled by India and in India Same Sex Adoption is Single Only.
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Intersex infant surgery in Gilgit-Baltistan

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Intersex infant surgery in Gilgit-Baltistan is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Gilgit-Baltistan

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Serving openly in military in Gilgit-Baltistan is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
This land is claimed by Pakistan and in Pakistan serving in the military by LBBTQ+ persons is illegal. However, this land is mostly controlled by India and in India serving in the military by LGBTQ+ people
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Blood donations by MSMs in Gilgit-Baltistan

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Blood donations by MSMs in Gilgit-Baltistan is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Under both Pakistani and Indian law in this disputed place.
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Conversion therapy in Gilgit-Baltistan

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Conversion therapy in Gilgit-Baltistan is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Equal age of consent in Gilgit-Baltistan

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Equal age of consent in Gilgit-Baltistan is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous

Pakistan claims this land and in Pakistan homosexual acts are illegal with imprisonment as punishment (rarely enforced and usually on male homosexual acts), and their is no real age of consent anyways. The area is generally controlled by India and in India homosexual acts are legal with and equal age of consent.
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