Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Legal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1886
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
Ambiguous
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2016
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1975
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