Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Malta

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Recognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
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