Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Moldova

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2012
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2014
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2002
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