Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Jordan

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
15 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Banned
Since 2018
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 adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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