Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Dominican Republic

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
31 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1822
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Unrecognized
Since 1944
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2000
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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