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State

  • Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✔ Legal
  • Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, surgery not required
  • Adoption
    ✖ Single only
  • Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
  • Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Military
    ✔ Legal
  • Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
  • Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
  • Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned

History

Homosexual activity in Punjab

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Current status
Legal
Under 2018 Indian Supreme Court Ruling.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Same-sex marriage in Punjab

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Current status
Legal
Punjab saw the first same sex marriage occur. Legalization pending. Currently under review of the supreme court in India.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Right to change legal gender in Punjab

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Current status
(since Apr 14, 2014)
Legal, surgery not required
Since 2014
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Same-sex adoption in Punjab

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Current status
Single only
No laws in for same sex couples. Legalization pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT discrimination in Punjab

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Current status
Illegal
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT employment discrimination in Punjab

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Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under Pakistan Criminal Code.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT housing discrimination in Punjab

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Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under Pakistan Criminal Code.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Punjab

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Current status
Legal
Nationwide since 2018.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Blood donations by MSMs in Punjab

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Current status
Legal
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Equal age of consent in Punjab

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Current status
Equal
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Conversion therapy in Punjab

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Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy ban pending. Strongly condemned.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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