Compare LGBT Rights in Brunei & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
3 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
34 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2019
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1951
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1951
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1951
Equal
Since 2007
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