Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Poland

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
50 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
45 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Legal
Since 1970
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1958
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity onlySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 1973
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1973
Equal
Since 1932
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