Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1891
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 1969
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1891
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