Homosexuality in Pakistan

Homosexuality in Pakistan is taboo in parts of society and homosexual acts are punished with prison terms.

illegality

Homosexual acts are illegal in Pakistan under the Pakistani Penal Code and are punishable by prison terms ranging from two years to a maximum of life.

Anti-discrimination laws

There is no anti-discrimination law protecting sexual orientation in Pakistan.

Recognition of same-sex couples

State recognition of same-sex couples does not exist in the form of same-sex marriage or in a registered partnership .

Social situation

Due to the illegality, there are no LGBT communities in Pakistan. Homosexual people are pushed into the social underground.

Web links

BBC News: Gay Pakistan - 'less inhibited than West'

Individual evidence

↑ Guardian: Pakistani society looks other way as gay men party , March 14, 2006
↑ ILGA: Homosexuality in Pakistan ( Memento of the original from January 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , May 23, 2005 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ilga.org

↑ BBC News: First gay 'marriage' in Pakistan , October 5, 2005

^ The Times of India: Pak lesbian couple look at Musharraf for help , May 23, 2007

[1] Guardian: Pakistani society looks other way as gay men party , March 14, 2006

[2] ILGA: Homosexuality in Pakistan ( Memento of the original from January 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , May 23, 2005 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ilga.org

[3] BBC News: First gay 'marriage' in Pakistan , October 5, 2005

[4] The Times of India: Pak lesbian couple look at Musharraf for help , May 23, 2007