Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Samoa

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
30 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
38 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1946
State-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
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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