Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Portugal

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Legal
Since 1982
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1958
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity onlySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 1973
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2010
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2024
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1973
Equal
Since 2007
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