Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Nepal

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
61 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Ambiguous
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Ambiguous
Since 2007
Gender-Affirming CareRestricted
Since 1969
Restricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Recognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2015
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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