Compare LGBT Rights in Dhaka

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