Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Brunei

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1886
Banned
Since 1951
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Restricted
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
Since 1951
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
Since 1951
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
Since 1951
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2016
Illegal
Since 1951
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1951
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