Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Malaysia

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Illegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 1969
Restricted
Since 1982
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
Since 1826
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1989
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