Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1980
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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