Compare LGBT Rights in Dhaka & Rajshahi

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 1860
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Ambiguous
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Recognized
Since 2013
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Public Opinion
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