Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Turkey

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
12 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1946
State-enforced
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
Equal
Since 1858
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