Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Zambia

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2005
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