Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Uganda

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1886
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2020
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Banned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1886
No protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2016
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
N/A
Since 2021
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