Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Poland

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1970
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 1964
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1932
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