Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
12 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
State-enforced
Since 1946
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Restricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
N/A
Since 1861
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