Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
42 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Banned
Since 1958
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment 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 discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyGender identity only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 1973
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
N/A
Since 1973
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