- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✖ Other punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- 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
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Homosexual activity in Brunei is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
Current status
Since Mar 28, 2019
Since Mar 28, 2019
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Death penalty for married men caught in having homosexual offenses (unenforced); 100 lashes for unmarried men. 40 strokes of the cane or maximum 10 years of imprisonment for women.
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
The Penal Code of Brunei (revised edition 2001), Chapter 22, Page 152 states:
"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]"
"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.
Current status
Since 1951
Since 1951
Not legal
Homosexuality is illegal.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Brunei is other punishment.
Current status
Other punishment
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 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.
Current status
Illegal
Laws against men dressing as women and vice versa.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Brunei is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Brunei is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1951
Since Jan 1, 1951
No protections
None exist.
LGBT employment discrimination in Brunei is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1951
Since Jan 1, 1951
No protections
Unknown.
LGBT housing discrimination in Brunei is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1951
Since Jan 1, 1951
No protections
None exist. As well Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Same-sex adoption in Brunei is illegal.
Current status
Since 1951
Since 1951
Illegal
Serving openly in military in Brunei is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Brunei is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapy in Brunei is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Brunei.
Equal age of consent in Brunei is n/a.
Current status
Since 1951
Since 1951
N/A
Homosexual activity is illegal in Brunei.
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Alternative names: Brunei Darussalam (local name)
