Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Unrecognized
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 2004
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 1995
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownParental approval required
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 1997
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 1991
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1997
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