Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
76 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2021
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1862
Equal
Since 1992
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