Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1886
Banned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Restricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2016
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
Equal
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