Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Italy

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
79 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1890
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2016
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 2003
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
Since 2004
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSecond parent adoption only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownParental approval required
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1986
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2001
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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