Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1995
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1997
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