Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Ghana

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
21 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 1960
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Restricted
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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