LGBT Rights in Kachin State

    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✖ Illegal in some contexts
    Employment Discrimination
    Ambiguous
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Kachin

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Homosexual activity in Kachin is legal.

Current status
Legal
Under rebel control.
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Same-sex marriage in Kachin

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Same-sex marriage in Kachin is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
In all of Myanmar.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Kachin

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Kachin is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Kachin, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Kachin

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Right to change legal gender in Kachin is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Legal, no restrictions
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Gender-affirming care in Kachin

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Gender-affirming care in Kachin is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kachin

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kachin is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Kachin

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LGBT discrimination in Kachin is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Sexual orientation discrimination protection through human rights institute.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Kachin

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LGBT employment discrimination in Kachin is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Only sexual orientation discrimination protection through human rights institute.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Kachin

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LGBT housing discrimination in Kachin is no protections.

Current status
No protections
None exist.
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Same-sex adoption in Kachin

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Same-sex adoption in Kachin is single only.

Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Intersex infant surgery in Kachin

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Intersex infant surgery in Kachin is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Kachin

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Serving openly in military in Kachin is legal.

Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Kachin

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Blood donations by MSMs in Kachin is legal.

Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
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Conversion therapy in Kachin

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Conversion therapy in Kachin is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Not criminalized in Myanmar.
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Equal age of consent in Kachin

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Equal age of consent in Kachin is equal.

Current status
Equal
Set age of consent.
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