Compare LGBT Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
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31 / 100
Legal Index ?
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31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2006
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1940
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal 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 militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 1862
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