This policy brief "Gaps in Legal Protections Against Gender-Based Violence for Transgender Persons in Bangladesh" was developed by the Bandhu Social Welfare Society. The transgender community in Bangladesh experience various forms of disadvantage and discrimination in their daily lives. Members of the transgender community face significant social stigma; a 2015 survey by Bandhu reported that all of its gender diverse participants ‘were of the opinion that no transgender person would be accepted in their community.’ For the transgender community visibility is also sometime life-threatening and isolating due to social stigma, religious beliefs and family values that create a hostile environment for them.
This brief analyzes the legal status of transgender people in Bagladesh, and contains recommendations for a Transgender Protection Act or Policy as well as the ammedment of current harmul law and policy.
