Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Belarus

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2024
Restricted
Since 1983
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsAmbiguous
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1994
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
20% Did not mention homosexuals
77% Mentioned homosexuals
32% Did not mention homosexuals
67% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
7% Justifiable
74% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
7% Agree
75% Disagree
11% Agree
73% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
16% Favor
81% Oppose
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
9% Yes
84% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
3% Justifiable
74% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
19% Good place
28% Not a good place
11% Good place
41% Not a good place
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