Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
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 only
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1862
Equal
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