Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
State-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1862
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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