Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
48 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1958
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity onlySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 1973
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1973
Equal
Since 1947
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