Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Namibia

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
15 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
42 / 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
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2024
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