Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Papua New Guinea

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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1958
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity onlyNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 1973
No protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1973
Female equal, male N/A
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