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
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
Imprisonment 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
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
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 1997
N/A
Since 1862
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