Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Uzbekistan

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1862
Female equal, male N/A
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