- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭Unknown
- Censorship
- ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
- Changing Gender
- Unknown
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- Unknown
- Hate Crime Protections
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Discrimination
- Unknown
- Employment Discrimination
- Unknown
- Housing Discrimination
- Unknown
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- Unknown
- Donating Blood
- Unknown
- Conversion Therapy
- Unknown
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
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Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in Punjab 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 Punjab under federal law.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Punjab 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.
Right to change legal gender in Punjab is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Punjab is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT employment discrimination in Punjab is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT housing discrimination in Punjab is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Intersex infant surgery in Punjab is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Serving openly in military in Punjab is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMs in Punjab is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Legal Rights
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Punjab LGBT Organizations
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