Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Belarus

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
16 / 100
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 genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1991
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot 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
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