Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Jamaica

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1962
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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