Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Nepal

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
61 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1886
Ambiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Restricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2016
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2015
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
Equal
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