Compare LGBT Rights in Brunei & Turkey

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
36 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1951
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishmentState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Sexual orientation only
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
Since 1858
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1951
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1951
Equal
Since 1858
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