Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Portugal

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1982
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2010
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2024
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2007
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