- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, no restrictions
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Gender identity only
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ Gender identity only
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
According to recent survey data available, societal resistance to LGBTQ+ rights in Pakistan is noticeable.
History
Homosexual activity in Pakistan is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Since Sep 8, 2018
Same-sex marriage in Pakistan is not legal.
Since Oct 7, 1958
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Pakistan is imprisonment as punishment.
Since Aug 11, 2016
Right to change legal gender in Pakistan is legal, no restrictions.
Since Dec 13, 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Pakistan is recognized.
Since Dec 13, 2023
Discrimination at work, in schools and in public services is therefore prohibited. A local television station has even made a transgender person its anchor/presenter.
Until May 10, 2018
LGBT discrimination in Pakistan is illegal in some contexts.
Since May 9, 2018
LGBT employment discrimination in Pakistan is gender identity only.
Since Apr 12, 1973
LGBT housing discrimination in Pakistan is gender identity only.
Since Apr 12, 1973
Same-sex adoption in Pakistan is illegal.
Serving openly in military in Pakistan is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Pakistan is banned (indefinite deferral).
Conversion therapy in Pakistan is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Pakistan is n/a.
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)