Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Belgium

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
74 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
61 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1944
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1985
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