Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
15 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Since 2008
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2008
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