Compare LGBT Rights in Macau & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
38 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1946
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 1861
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
55% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
9% Did not mention homosexuals
91% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
21% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
1% Justifiable
86% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
47% Agree
14% Disagree
36% Agree
55% Disagree
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
23% Good place
58% Not a good place
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