LGBTQ+ traveller context — Myanmar
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Editorial notice
This is general public-knowledge framing sourced from ILGA, FCDO and State Department public records. Legal status, social acceptance, and local enforcement change. Verify current status with ILGA World before planning travel.
Legal context — Myanmar
Legal status changes; verify with ILGA World's annual report before relying on this for travel decisions.
Same-sex sexual activity
Up to 10 years' imprisonment (Penal Code ss. 377)
Relationship recognition
Anti-discrimination protections
Gender identity — legal recognition
Context
Same-sex sexual activity remains criminalised under the colonial-era Section 377 of Myanmar's Penal Code. The 2021 military coup has worsened the human rights situation generally. There are no anti-discrimination or recognition protections.
Same-sex activity is technically criminalised under colonial-era laws (Section 377). Beyond LGBTQ+ specifics, the broader human-rights situation under military rule makes any travel highly fraught. Verify with current FCDO / US State Department guidance — most home governments advise against all travel to large areas of Myanmar.
Verify with the authoritative source
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