Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Turks and Caicos Islands

Equality Index ?
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81 / 100
Legal Index ?
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81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1886
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
Illegal
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2016
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
Equal
Since 2000
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