Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & China

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Other type of partnership
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1949
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