Compare LGBT Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
38 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2006
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1940
State-enforced
Since 1946
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1861
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