Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & North Korea

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1886
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2020
State-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2016
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
Equal
Since 2009
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