Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 1952
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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