Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Nepal

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
12 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
61 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedAmbiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1946
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Restricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
Equal
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