Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
15 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
19 / 100
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 careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
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
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2013
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