Compare LGBT Rights in Brunei & Palau

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1906
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Bathroom accessRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)No explicit protections
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1906
Equal
Since 2014
Public Opinion
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