Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & South Korea

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
41 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Since 2003
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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