- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- Ambiguous
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors ?
Ranked #71 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(77.3%) Mentioned homosexuals
Did not mention homosexuals (19.5%)
Justifiability of homosexuality ?
Ranked #74 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(89.4%) Not justifiable
Justifiable (0.2%)
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents ?
Ranked #68 out of 74 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(75.4%) Disagree
Agree (6.5%)
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People ?
Ranked #43 out of 119 regions surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
(28%) Not a good place
Good place (19%)
History
Homosexual activity in Bangladesh is illegal (up to life in prison as punishment).
Current status
Since Oct 6, 1860
Since Oct 6, 1860
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Section 377 of the penal code states that "unnatural intersources" with any men women or animal is punishable for up to life in prison.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Bangladesh is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Bangladesh, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Bangladesh is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Nov 11, 2013
Since Nov 11, 2013
Legal, surgery not required
Bangladeshi transgender people are allowed to change their legal gender.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bangladesh is recognized.
Current status
Since Nov 11, 2013
Since Nov 11, 2013
Recognized
The Bangladeshi government has acknowledged a third gender (hijra), and is allowed to be legally registered as a gender.
LGBT discrimination in Bangladesh is no protections.
Current status
No protections
LGBTQ+ personel in Bangladesh face extreme discrimination with no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Bangladesh is no protections.
Current status
No protections
no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Bangladesh is no protections.
Current status
No protections
no protections.
Same-sex adoption in Bangladesh is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples. As well homosexuality is currently illegal.
Serving openly in military in Bangladesh is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
In Bangladesh, you can't openly serve in the military.
Blood donations by MSMs in Bangladesh is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
no laws in place.
Conversion therapy in Bangladesh is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Under a poll by ILGA a huge percentage of bangladeshians would try conversion therapy on someone who is lgbt. Homosexuality is still currently illegal.
Equal age of consent in Bangladesh is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal for males and females.
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