Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
54 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
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
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Unknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2006
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