Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Namibia

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Since 1990
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 1969
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2024
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