Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Cambodia

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
51 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2012
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
20% Did not mention homosexuals
77% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
7% Agree
75% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
19% Good place
28% Not a good place
29% Good place
63% Not a good place
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