Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Kosovo

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
60 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
33 / 100
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 genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1989
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 1979
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
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 surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2004
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