Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & North Korea

Equality Index ?
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34 / 100
Legal Index ?
15 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 1948
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 protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2009
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