Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Suriname

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
15 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2015
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