- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unregistered cohabitation
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- Varies by Region
- Housing Discrimination
- Varies by Region
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- Unknown
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✖ Unequal
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
Question: "On this list are various groups of people. Could you please mention any that you would not like to have as neighbors?"
Justifiability of homosexuality
Question: "Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between."
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
Question: "Homosexual couples are as good parents as other couples"
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013)
Question: "Should society accept homosexuality?"
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
Question: "Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for homosexuals?"
History
Homosexual activity in Pakistan is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Since Oct 6, 1860
Same-sex marriage in Pakistan is unregistered cohabitation.
Since Oct 7, 1958
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Pakistan is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Pakistan is legal, surgery not required.
Since May 11, 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Pakistan is recognized.
Since May 11, 2018
LGBT discrimination in Pakistan is illegal in some contexts.
Since May 9, 2018
LGBT employment discrimination in Pakistan is varies by region.
Since Apr 12, 1973
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discrimination in Pakistan is varies by region.
Since Apr 12, 1973
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Serving openly in military in Pakistan is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Pakistan is unknown.
Conversion therapy in Pakistan is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Pakistan is unequal.
Since Apr 12, 1973
LGBT Rights by Province
View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Pakistan.
- Gilgit-Baltistan (Administered Area)
- Islamabad (Federal Capital Territory)
- Azad Kashmir (Pakistan Administered Area)
- Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Territory)
Top Contributors
Pakistan LGBT Organizations
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