Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Slovakia

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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