Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Seychelles

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
60 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
53 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 2001
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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