Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
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 1983
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
Since 1907
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2016
Single only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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