Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
100 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
38 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1946
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalUnknown
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
Equal
Since 2001
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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