Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Côte d’Ivoire

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
15 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Ambiguous
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
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