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| Region | Myanmar |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Jul 23, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Child Rights Law No. 22/2019 bans discrimination based on sexual orientation. The MRTV Broadcasting Guidelines (2020) bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Gender Policy on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (2022), issued by the Ministry of Health, broadly protects sexual orientation and gender identity. It states that key groups include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and asexual people. The Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Law (2022), in its Section (5)(h) of Chapter 3, establishes that one of the responsibilities and powers of the Central Government is to "ensure the physical, mental, and social well-being of men, women, transgender persons, and children, as well as their social and economic well-being." |
| Sources | The Child Rights Law No. 22/2019: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/r/natlex/fe/details?p3_isn=109405 https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/109405/MMR109405.pdf MRTV Broadcasting Guidelines (2020) Section 2.3.2: https://mrtv.gov.mm/sites/default/files/pdf-files/mrtv_broadcasting_guidelines.pdf Gender Policy on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (2022): https://dph.moh.gov.mm/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/19.-SRHR_Myanmar.pdf The Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Law, 2022: (in Burmese) https://es.scribd.com/document/762733169/640590a7e1132-1678086311 (Page 10) https://www.moi.gov.mm/news/26624 https://www.moi.gov.mm/moi%3Aeng/news/18982 |
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| Description | The Child Rights Law No. 22/2019 bans discrimination based on sexual orientation. The MRTV Broadcasting Guidelines (2020) bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Gender Policy on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (2022), issued by the Ministry of Health, broadly protects sexual orientation and gender identity. It states that key groups include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and asexual people. | The Child Rights Law No. 22/2019 bans discrimination based on sexual orientation. The MRTV Broadcasting Guidelines (2020) bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Gender Policy on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (2022), issued by the Ministry of Health, broadly protects sexual orientation and gender identity. It states that key groups include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and asexual people. The Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Law (2022), in its Section (5)(h) of Chapter 3, establishes that one of the responsibilities and powers of the Central Government is to "ensure the physical, mental, and social well-being of men, women, transgender persons, and children, as well as their social and economic well-being." |
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| Sources | The Child Rights Law No. 22/2019: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/r/natlex/fe/details?p3_isn=109405 https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/109405/MMR109405.pdf MRTV Broadcasting Guidelines (2020) Section 2.3.2: https://mrtv.gov.mm/sites/default/files/pdf-files/mrtv_broadcasting_guidelines.pdf Gender Policy on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (2022): https://dph.moh.gov.mm/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/19.-SRHR_Myanmar.pdf | The Child Rights Law No. 22/2019: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/r/natlex/fe/details?p3_isn=109405 https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/109405/MMR109405.pdf MRTV Broadcasting Guidelines (2020) Section 2.3.2: https://mrtv.gov.mm/sites/default/files/pdf-files/mrtv_broadcasting_guidelines.pdf Gender Policy on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (2022): https://dph.moh.gov.mm/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/19.-SRHR_Myanmar.pdf The Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Law, 2022: (in Burmese) https://es.scribd.com/document/762733169/640590a7e1132-1678086311 (Page 10) https://www.moi.gov.mm/news/26624 https://www.moi.gov.mm/moi%3Aeng/news/18982 |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date to end the glitch once and for all.
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| Start Date | Jul 2019 | Jul 23, 2019 |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing start month.
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| Start Date | Jan 2019 | Jul 2019 |
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| Start Date | Jul 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| End Date | Jan 1, 2021 | (none) |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing month in start.
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| Start Date | Jan 2019 | Jul 2019 |
edited by Fenetrejones. Fixing timeline
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| End Date | Jan 1, 2022 | Jan 1, 2021 |
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| Start Date | Jul 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| End Date | (none) | Jan 1, 2022 |
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| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Jul 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Child Rights Law No. 22/2019 bans discrimination based on sexual orientation. The MRTV Broadcasting Guidelines (2020) bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Gender Policy on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (2022), issued by the Ministry of Health, broadly protects sexual orientation and gender identity. It states that key groups include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and asexual people. |
| Sources | The Child Rights Law No. 22/2019: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/r/natlex/fe/details?p3_isn=109405 https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/109405/MMR109405.pdf MRTV Broadcasting Guidelines (2020) Section 2.3.2: https://mrtv.gov.mm/sites/default/files/pdf-files/mrtv_broadcasting_guidelines.pdf Gender Policy on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (2022): https://dph.moh.gov.mm/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/19.-SRHR_Myanmar.pdf |