Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1886
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2020
State-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2016
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
Equal
Since 1998
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