Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Marshall Islands

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
59 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 1988
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2005
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