Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Suriname

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
38 / 100
23 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Legal
Since 1869
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1946
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
Equal
Since 2015
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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