Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Samoa

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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1958
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity onlySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 1973
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1973
Equal
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