Compare LGBT Rights in Brunei & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
12 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1951
Unrecognized
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishmentState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2004
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Illegal
Since 1995
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1951
Illegal
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownParental approval required
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 1997
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 1991
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1951
Equal
Since 1997
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