Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & China

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1949
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