Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Gabon

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
36 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
13 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2024
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Since 2020
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