Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Samoa

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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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