Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1886
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
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