Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Qatar

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1862
N/A
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