Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Ambiguous
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 2017
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2013
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2013
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