Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Lithuania

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
15 / 100
68 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
26 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2000
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2004
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