Refworld | Pakistan: Suatn of homosexuals, cludg the applitn of laws towards homosexuals, the number of prosecutns of homosexuals and their out; whether any regns have an open and active gay muny

homosexual law pakistan

Lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) rights  Pakistan are nsired taboo. Even large ci, gays and lbians have to be highly discreet about their sexual orientatn. Pakistani law prcrib crimal penalti for same-sex sexual acts. The Pakistan Penal Co of 1860, origally veloped unr lonialism, punish sodomy wh a possible prison sentence and has other provis

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PAKISTAN: SUATN OF HOMOSEXUALS, CLUDG THE APPLITN OF LAWS TOWARDS HOMOSEXUALS, THE NUMBER OF PROSECUTNS OF HOMOSEXUALS AND THEIR OUT; WHETHER ANY REGNS HAVE AN OPEN AND ACTIVE GAY MUNY

LGBT Rights Pakistan: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more. * homosexual law pakistan *

Unr Sectn 377 of the untry's penal , homosexualy is not explicly mentned, but "rnal terurse agast the orr of nature" is punishable by a fe and/or imprisonment for a perd of two years to life (UN 10 May 2005; Pakistan n. Acrdg to a 10 May 2005 article published by the Uned Natns (UN) Integrated Regnal Informatn Networks (IRIN), homosexuals Pakistan "live nstant fear of beg 'outed' [the untry's] stnchly nservative society which is largely ignorant and tolerant of sexual mori. " Ced the same article, a reprentative of a lol non-ernmental anizatn (NGO) stated that if an dividual openly mpaigned for gay rights the untry, he or she uld end up beg killed by relig followers (UN 10 May 2005).

However, a 2006 Guardian article stat that is "rare" for homosexual upl to live together and that many gay men end up marryg women to "avoid sndalisg their fai" (14 Mar.

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Another article om IRIN not that, while the atmosphere larger ci such as Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore is "dly" more tolerant, ral areas, nservatism is "extreme" and homosexuals rema "closeted" (UN 10 May 2005). Two sourc dite that cultural practic Pakistan, which perm public displays of affectn between members of the same genr, make possible for gay men to socialize whout attractg attentn (BBC 2 June 2005; The Guardian 14 Mar. Inter s, cludg: Amnty Internatnal (AI), European Country of Orig Informatn Network (),, Gay Tim [London],, Human Rights Commissn of Pakistan (HRCP), Human Rights Watch (HRW), Office of the Uned Natns High Commissner for Refuge (UNHCR), Uned Kgdom Home Office, Uned Stat Department of State.

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California still has an anti-gay marriage law on the books. Voters uld remove next year - CBS Sacramento.

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