Compare LGBT Rights in Lesotho & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
43 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
29 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1966
Unrecognized
Since 1886
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1973
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1994
Restricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2011
No protections
Since 1886
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
No protections
Since 1886
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1886
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1966
Single only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
N/A
Since 1861
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