Bangladesh
The GALE Right to Education Monitor has been done in Bangladesh.
Interested to become a reporter? Contact info@lgbt-education.info.
Score on the GALE Checklist
| Item | Forbidden | Discouraged | No policy | Encouraged | Supported | No data | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Full access to schools? | x | no comments | |||||
| 2. Freedom of self expression? | x | no comments | |||||
| 3. Protection against bullying? | x | no comments | |||||
| 4. No drop-out? | x | no comments | |||||
| 5. Equal performance? | x | no comments | |||||
| 6. Is there public information? | x | no comments | |||||
| 7. Attention in school resources? | x | no comments | |||||
| 8. Resources for LGBT students? | x | no comments | |||||
| 9. Support services open to LGBT? | x | no comments | |||||
| 10. Peer-learning opportunities? | x | no comments | |||||
| 11. Is staff supportive? | x | no comments | |||||
| 12. Is staff competent to teach? | x | no comments | |||||
| 13. Is staff competent to support? | x | no comments | |||||
| 14. Supportive school environment? | x | no comments | |||||
| 15. Employment protection for staff? | x | no comments |
The score is 73% forbidden (denying), 27% discouraged or no policy (ambiguous), 0% encouraged or supportive (supportive). We score this country therefore as denying.
This report is based on one respondent, who filled out the checklist in October 2013.
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Relevant Conventions
| Convention against Discrimination in Education | not signed | signed | ratified | succession |
| Convention on Technical and Vocational Education | not signed | signed | ratified | succession |
| International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | not signed | signed | ratified | succession |
| Convention on the Rights of the Child | not signed | signed | ratified | succession |
| Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women | not signed | signed | ratified | succession |
Links to interesting articles
- Wikipedia on LGBT in Bangadesh
- New film: "Without any window of His own" (January 2012)
- Shades of grey (TARSHI, October 2009, article on Hijra's and Kothi's and 'homophobia').
- Tongues in the Dark (The Telegraph India, December 2009, article on linguistic difference between sex in English and sex in Bengali).
- Between invisible friends (Himalmag, December 2009, article on acceptance of un-discussed alternative sexualities in Bangladesh).
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This page was last updated on 23 October 2013
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