Gay men pakistan

But there will still be private spaces where gay Pakistanis can express their sexuality openly. Some of the names of the contributors have been changed to protect their identities. By Mobeen Azhar. Beena is less hopeful.

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A man tried to set up Pakistan's first gay club. He was put in a mental hospital.

Same-sex intercourse in Pakistan is punishable by imprisonment ranging from two years up to a life sentence. The Telegraph reported that the application for the proposed club said it was going to be called "Lorenzo gay club," and there would be "no gay or non-gay sex other than kissing".

The man had declared in July that he had undergone gender affirming surgery. In its State-Sponsored Homophobia report , ILGA World stated that they are not aware of contemporaneous evidence that consensual same-sex sexual activity has been targeted for the death penalty.