Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Kyrgyzstan

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
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41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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12 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedAmbiguous
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Illegal
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
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