Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
N/A
Since 1862
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