Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
12 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Legal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1946
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
Equal
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