LGBT Rights in Shan 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 Shan

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Homosexual activity in Shan is legal.

Current status
Legal
Regionally.
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Same-sex marriage in Shan

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Same-sex marriage in Shan is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Nationwide.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Shan

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Shan is no censorship.

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

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

Current status
Legal, no restrictions
Preformed by other countries.
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Gender-affirming care in Shan

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Gender-affirming care in Shan is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Shan

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

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Shan

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LGBT discrimination in Shan is illegal in some contexts.

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

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LGBT employment discrimination in Shan is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Sexual orientation discrimination protection through human rights institute.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Shan

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LGBT housing discrimination in Shan is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1886
No protections
None exist.
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Same-sex adoption in Shan

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Same-sex adoption in Shan is single only.

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

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Intersex infant surgery in Shan is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Shan

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Serving openly in military in Shan is legal.

Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Shan

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Blood donations by MSMs in Shan is legal.

Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
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Conversion therapy in Shan

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Conversion therapy in Shan is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Homosexuality is currently illegal nationwide.
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Equal age of consent in Shan

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Equal age of consent in Shan is equal.

Current status
Equal
under India criminal code.
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