Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1958
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
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 2022
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity onlyNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 1973
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1973
N/A
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