Current Version
| Region | Brunei |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Brunei, censorship towards LGBT issues are state enforced since the country is based on Sharia Law and managed by the monarchy. Those who are sought to be deviant or criticising the Bruneian government or promoting something contradictory to Islam could be subjected to imprisonment, fines or exile. In 2013, Brunei’s penal code was amended to criminalise “men posing as women or vice versa” with 3 months in prison, effectively criminalising the gender expression of transgender people. In 2019, an Indonesian Instagram account criticizing the Bruneian government on the topics of LGBT rights and freedom of opinion, was reported by the Sultan and Bruneian police authorities. |
| Sources | https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/majalah-42790219 https://www.agc.gov.bn/AGC%20Images/LAWS/Gazette_PDF/2013/EN/s069.pdf |
Revision History (10)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Other punishment | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Description | In Brunei, censorship towards LGBT issues are state enforced since the country is based on Sharia Law and managed by the monarchy. Those who are sought to be deviant or critizizing the Bruneian government or promoting something contradictory to Islam could be subjected to imprisonment, fines or exile. In 2019, an Indonesian Instagram account criticizing the Bruneian government on the topics of LGBT rights and freedom of opinion, was reported by the Sultan and Bruneian police authorities. | In Brunei, censorship towards LGBT issues are state enforced since the country is based on Sharia Law and managed by the monarchy. Those who are sought to be deviant or criticising the Bruneian government or promoting something contradictory to Islam could be subjected to imprisonment, fines or exile. In 2013, Brunei’s penal code was amended to criminalise “men posing as women or vice versa” with 3 months in prison, effectively criminalising the gender expression of transgender people. In 2019, an Indonesian Instagram account criticizing the Bruneian government on the topics of LGBT rights and freedom of opinion, was reported by the Sultan and Bruneian police authorities. |
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| Sources | https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/majalah-42790219 | https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/majalah-42790219 https://www.agc.gov.bn/AGC%20Images/LAWS/Gazette_PDF/2013/EN/s069.pdf |
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| Value | No censorship | Other punishment |
| Description | In Brunei, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In Brunei, censorship towards LGBT issues are state enforced since the country is based on Sharia Law and managed by the monarchy. Those who are sought to be deviant or critizizing the Bruneian government or promoting something contradictory to Islam could be subjected to imprisonment, fines or exile. In 2019, an Indonesian Instagram account criticizing the Bruneian government on the topics of LGBT rights and freedom of opinion, was reported by the Sultan and Bruneian police authorities. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/brunei-lgbti | https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/majalah-42790219 |
edited by sophia_31200. fixed statut, add source (no censorship)
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| Value | State-enforced | No censorship |
| Description | In Brunei, censorship towards LGBT issues are state enforced since the country is based on Sharia Law and managed by the monarchy. Those who are sought to be deviant or critizizing the Bruneian government or promoting something contradictory to Islam could be subjected to imprisonment, fines or exile. In 2019, an Indonesian Instagram account criticizing the Bruneian government on the topics of LGBT rights and freedom of opinion, was reported by the Sultan and Bruneian police authorities. | In Brunei, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. |
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| Sources | https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/majalah-42790219 | https://database.ilga.org/brunei-lgbti |
edited by LGBT_southeastasian
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| Description | In Brunei, censorship towards LGBT issues are state enforced since the country is based on Sharia Law and managed by the monarchy. Those who are sought to be deviant or critizizing the Bruneian government or promoting something's contradictory to Islam could be subjected to imprisonment, fines or exile. In 2019, an Indonesian Instagram account criticizing the Bruneian government on the topics of LGBT rights and freedom of opinion, was reported by the Sultan and Bruneian police authorities. | In Brunei, censorship towards LGBT issues are state enforced since the country is based on Sharia Law and managed by the monarchy. Those who are sought to be deviant or critizizing the Bruneian government or promoting something contradictory to Islam could be subjected to imprisonment, fines or exile. In 2019, an Indonesian Instagram account criticizing the Bruneian government on the topics of LGBT rights and freedom of opinion, was reported by the Sultan and Bruneian police authorities. |
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edited by LGBT_southeastasian
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| Description | In Brunei, censorship towards LGBT issues are state enforced since the country is based on Sharia Law and managed by the monarchy. Those who are sought to be deviant or critizizing the Bruneian government or promoting something's contradictory to Islam could be subjected to imprisonment , lashing , fines or exile . In 2019, an Indonesian Instagram account criticizing the Bruneian government on the topics of LGBT rights and freedom of opinion, was reported by the Sultan and Bruneian police authorities. | In Brunei, censorship towards LGBT issues are state enforced since the country is based on Sharia Law and managed by the monarchy. Those who are sought to be deviant or critizizing the Bruneian government or promoting something's contradictory to Islam could be subjected to imprisonment, fines or exile. In 2019, an Indonesian Instagram account criticizing the Bruneian government on the topics of LGBT rights and freedom of opinion, was reported by the Sultan and Bruneian police authorities. |
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edited by Muhammadaji2022
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | In Brunei, censorship towards LGBT issues are state enforced since the country is based on Sharia Law and managed by the monarchy. Those who are sought to be deviant or critizizing the Bruneian government or promoting something's contradictory to Islam could be subjected to imprisonment , lashing , fines or exile . In 2019, an Indonesian Instagram account criticizing the Bruneian government , was reported by the Sultan and Bruneian police authorities. | In Brunei, censorship towards LGBT issues are state enforced since the country is based on Sharia Law and managed by the monarchy. Those who are sought to be deviant or critizizing the Bruneian government or promoting something's contradictory to Islam could be subjected to imprisonment , lashing , fines or exile . In 2019, an Indonesian Instagram account criticizing the Bruneian government on the topics of LGBT rights and freedom of opinion, was reported by the Sultan and Bruneian police authorities. |
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edited by Muhammadaji2022
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | In Brunei, censorship towards LGBT issues are state enforced since the country is based on Sharia Law and managed by the monarchy. Those who are sought to be deviant or critizizing the Bruneian government or promoting something's contradictory to Islam could be subjected to imprisonment , lashing , fines or exile . In 2019, an Indonesian Instagram account criticizing the Bruneian government , was reported by the Sultan. | In Brunei, censorship towards LGBT issues are state enforced since the country is based on Sharia Law and managed by the monarchy. Those who are sought to be deviant or critizizing the Bruneian government or promoting something's contradictory to Islam could be subjected to imprisonment , lashing , fines or exile . In 2019, an Indonesian Instagram account criticizing the Bruneian government , was reported by the Sultan and Bruneian police authorities. |
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edited by Muhammadaji2022
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1 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | No censorship | Other punishment |
| Description | In Brunei, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In Brunei, censorship towards LGBT issues are state enforced since the country is based on Sharia Law and managed by the monarchy. Those who are sought to be deviant or critizizing the Bruneian government or promoting something's contradictory to Islam could be subjected to imprisonment , lashing , fines or exile . In 2019, an Indonesian Instagram account criticizing the Bruneian government , was reported by the Sultan. |
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| Sources | https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/majalah-42790219 | |