Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Thailand

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 1956
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1997
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