Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Palau

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
38 / 100
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1946
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
Unknown
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
9% Did not mention homosexuals
91% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
1% Justifiable
86% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
36% Agree
55% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
23% Good place
58% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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