Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
15 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2013
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
20% Did not mention homosexuals
77% Mentioned homosexuals
52% Did not mention homosexuals
48% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
7% Agree
75% Disagree
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
13% Yes
85% No
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
Region not surveyed
6% Yes
94% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
7% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
18% Yes
80% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
19% Good place
28% Not a good place
12% Good place
81% Not a good place
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