Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Panama

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1958
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity onlyNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 1973
No protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1973
Equal
Since 2008
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