Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
60 / 100
Legal Index ?
12 / 100
73 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
48 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1946
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Legal
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
Equal
Since 1947
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