Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Ecuador

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
41 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 1998
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2008
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2014
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1997
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