Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Syria

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1958
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
State-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity onlyNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 1973
No protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionIllegalAmbiguous
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1973
N/A
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