- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✖ Other punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in Brunei is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
Since Mar 28, 2019
"Unnatural offences.
377. Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman, or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine. [S 12/97]"
Same-sex marriage in Brunei is not legal.
Since 1951
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Brunei is other punishment.
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.
Right to change legal gender in Brunei is illegal.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Brunei is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Brunei is no protections.
Since Jan 1, 1951
LGBT employment discrimination in Brunei is no protections.
Since Jan 1, 1951
LGBT housing discrimination in Brunei is no protections.
Since Jan 1, 1951
Same-sex adoption in Brunei is illegal.
Since 1951
Serving openly in military in Brunei is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Brunei is banned (indefinite deferral).
Conversion therapy in Brunei is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Brunei is n/a.
Since 1951
LGBT Rights by District
View the LGBT laws in each individual district of Brunei.