Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
25 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1958
Banned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Restricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity onlyNo protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 1973
No protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Since 1932
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1973
N/A
Since 1932
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