Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Laos

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Unrecognized
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Restricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1953
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1953
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1953
Same-sex adoptionIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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