Compare LGBT Rights in Brunei & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
3 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
29 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
33% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
16% Tolerate
82% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageNot legal
Since 1951
Unrecognized
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1951
Illegal
Since 1966
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1951
Equal
Since 2012
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