Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & South Africa

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2007
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