Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Tonga

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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1988
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1958
Banned
Since 1998
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Illegal
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 2010
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity onlyNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 1973
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1973
Equal
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