- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭Unknown
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- Unknown
- Employment Discrimination
- Unknown
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- Unknown
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Unknown
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
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Homosexual activity in Sagaing is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since May 1, 1861
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) under federal Myanmar law
Section 377 of Myanmar's Penal Code states: "Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with transportation for life, or with imprisonment
of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine."
of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine."
Right to change legal gender in Sagaing is illegal.
Current status
Illegal under federal Myanmar law
Myanmar does not allow individuals to change the gender assigned to them at birth.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sagaing is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT employment discrimination in Sagaing is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT housing discrimination in Sagaing is no protections.
Current status
No protections under federal Myanmar law
There are no protections from discrimination in housing provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Myanmar.
Same-sex adoption in Sagaing is single only.
Current status
Since Dec 28, 2016
Single only under federal Myanmar law
Adoption criteria in Myanmar only allows for married couples (same sex marriage is not recognised) or single people to adopt.
Intersex infant surgery in Sagaing is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Serving openly in military in Sagaing is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMs in Sagaing is legal.
Current status
Legal under federal Myanmar law
MSMs are not mentioned in Myanmar's blood service's donor eligibility criteria.
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