Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
15 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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