Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1886
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
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 militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
N/A
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