Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Sweden

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1944
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1978
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