Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
48 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1947
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