Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Gender identity only
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1997
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
N/A
Since 1862
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