Compare LGBT Rights in Nepal & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
72 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageAmbiguous
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Legal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Recognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1862
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