Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
12 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1946
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
Unequal
Since 1947
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