Compare LGBT Rights in Brunei & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2019
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1951
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1951
Single only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1951
Equal
Since 1998
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