Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
35 / 100
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35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Restricted
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 militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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