Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Isle of Man

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
74 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
60 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2016
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedParental approval required
Since 2001
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2021
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2006
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
20% Did not mention homosexuals
77% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
7% Agree
75% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
19% Good place
28% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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