Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1958
Banned
Since 2003
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
Restricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity onlyNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 1973
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1973
Equal
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