Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Panama

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2008
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 surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2008
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