Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Hate crime protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
20% Did not mention homosexuals
77% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
7% Agree
75% Disagree
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
19% Good place
28% Not a good place
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