Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Fiji

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
55 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2010
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 2002
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2024
Restricted
Since 1999
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2010
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2010
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
20% Did not mention homosexuals
77% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
7% Agree
75% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
19% Good place
28% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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