Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Suriname

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Illegal
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Since 1869
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