Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & India

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Recognized
Since 2014
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownVaries by Region
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2018
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