Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
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 surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
N/A
Since 1862
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