Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Singapore

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
49 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 1989
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1973
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2024
Legal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1992
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2023
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
20% Did not mention homosexuals
77% Mentioned homosexuals
74% Did not mention homosexuals
26% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
0% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
13% Justifiable
59% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
7% Agree
75% Disagree
28% Agree
39% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
6% Justifiable
54% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
19% Good place
28% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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