Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Latvia

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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