Compare LGBT Rights in Lebanon & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
14 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityAmbiguous
Since 1943
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1958
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Legal, 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
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 1973
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2013
N/A
Since 1973
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