Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Vatican City

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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedOther punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Banned
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
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1890
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