Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
31 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
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 adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
N/A
Since 1862
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