Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Cocos

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
15 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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