- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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History
Homosexual activity in Ayeyarwady is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1861
Since Jan 1, 1861
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Under colonial era statutes, homosexuality is illegal in Myanmar with up to 20 years in prison. Torture and vigilante executions are also common.
Same-sex marriage in Ayeyarwady is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
In all of the country.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Ayeyarwady is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Ayeyarwady, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Ayeyarwady is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Preformed by another country.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ayeyarwady is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Ayeyarwady is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Some discrimination protection for sexual orientation through human rights institute work.
LGBT employment discrimination in Ayeyarwady is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Sexual orientation discrimination protection through human rights institute.
LGBT housing discrimination in Ayeyarwady is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Nationwide.
Same-sex adoption in Ayeyarwady is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Ayeyarwady is legal.
Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
Blood donations by MSMs in Ayeyarwady is legal.
Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
Conversion therapy in Ayeyarwady is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Not criminalized.
Equal age of consent in Ayeyarwady is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set age of consent.
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