Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Finland

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
74 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
85 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
63 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1971
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1999
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