Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Unrecognized
Since 1886
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1886
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1886
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1886
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Single only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
N/A
Since 1861
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