Compare LGBT Rights in Brunei & Cocos

Equality Index ?
3 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1951
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careBannedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1951
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1951
Equal
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