Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Saint Kitts and Nevis

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
33 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
38 / 100
15 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Legal
Since 2022
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
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 protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2021
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
Equal
Since 2022
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
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
9% Approve
91% Disapprove
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
Region not surveyed
21% Approve
79% Disapprove
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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