Karachi - Post Report Question and Answers
Is this a good city for LGBT expatriates? Why or why not?
Pakistan is generally homophobic. That said, there are a few homosexual USG employees in Karachi. - Aug 2015
Well, it is Pakistan, and there are issues here. That being said, there is an active social scene that involves private parties among trusted friends - but it is extremely difficult to get involved with, and even so, security precautions (your own or employer enforced) make planning and attendance a burden. Even a basic internet search about Karachi (or Pakistan) will turn up some things (like a Fall 2013 article from the BBC), but this isn't a place where a parade will happen anytime soon. Family/social pressures in Pakistan are so strong and deep that any "out" person is like a god/goddess of unicorns. - Jun 2014
It's a conservative muslim country. That said, you rarely leave the compound so it probably wouldn't matter so much. - Mar 2013
