Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Uzbekistan

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 2004
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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