Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Russia

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Varies by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1995
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Banned
Since 2023
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 adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1862
Varies by Region
Since 1996
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