Compare LGBT Rights in China & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1958
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
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
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 1973
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
N/A
Since 1973
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