Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & New Zealand

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1986
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Recognized
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1986
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