Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Cuba

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Since 1997
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2025
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2025
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1979
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