Compare LGBT Rights in Brunei & Canada

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
79 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
63 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1969
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1951
Legal
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Illegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1951
Legal
Since 1995
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1951
Equal
Since 2019
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