- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Male illegal, female legal
- 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 Kayah is male illegal, female legal.
Current status
Male illegal, female legal
8-14 years in prison. Not enforced.
Same-sex marriage in Kayah is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Kayah is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Kayah, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Kayah is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Preformed by other countries.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kayah is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Kayah is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Sexual orientation discrimination protection only through human rights institute.
LGBT employment discrimination in Kayah is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Sexual orientation through human rights institute.
LGBT housing discrimination in Kayah is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1886
Since Jan 1, 1886
No protections
None exist in the current criminal code.
Same-sex adoption in Kayah is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Kayah is legal.
Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
Blood donations by MSMs in Kayah is legal.
Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
Conversion therapy in Kayah is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Equal age of consent in Kayah is equal.
Current status
Equal
Under the Myanmar criminal code.
Legal Rights
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This region's Equality Index is based on legal rights alone. Please submit survey results that show the public opinion of LGBTQ+ issues in Kayah to help improve its accuracy.
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