Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1886
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Restricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2016
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
N/A
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