Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & United Kingdom

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
61 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Since 2003
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
Since 2004
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownParental approval required
Since 1989
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2001
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