Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Sudan

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
14 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
38 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1946
State-enforced
Since 1991
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1963
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
N/A
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