Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Kosovo

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
66 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
30 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Unrecognized
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2004
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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