Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
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 militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1862
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