LGBT rights in Brunei
| LGBT rights in Brunei  | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Same-sex sexual activity legal? | Male illegal, female illegal | 
| Penalty: | Homosexuality is illegal in Brunei and can be punished with death by stoning.[1] | 
| Gender identity/expression | – | 
Homosexuality is illegal in Brunei and can be punished with up to death. On 11 March 2015, a civil servant was fined $1000 Brunei Dollars or 60 days imprisonment for cross dressing under the Syariah Penal Code Order.[2]
Summary table
| Same-sex sexual activity legal |  (Penalty: Death penalty) | 
| Equal age of consent |  | 
| Anti-discrimination laws in employment |  | 
| Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services |  | 
| Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) |  | 
| Same-sex marriage(s) |  | 
| Recognition of same-sex couples |   | 
| Both joint and step adoption by same-sex couples |   | 
| Gays allowed to serve in the military |   | 
| Right to change legal gender |  | 
| Commercial surrogacy |   | 
| Access to in-vitro fertilisation for lesbians |   | 
| MSMs allowed to donate blood[3] |   | 
| Automatic parenthood for both spouses after birth |  | 
See also
Notes
- ↑ http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/press-release/brunei-adopts-penal-code-provision-calling-death-stoning-same-sex-acts
- ↑ http://www.bt.com.bn/news-national/2015/03/11/bruneian-civil-servant-fined-1-000-cross-dressing
- ↑ http://www.sanquin.nl/bloed-geven/bloeddonor-worden/aanmeldingsprocedure/bloed-wordt-getest/hiv/risicofactoren-mannen/
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