Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Syria

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
22 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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