LGBT rights in Myanmar (English Wikipedia)

Hawley, Samantha (4 March 2014). "Myanmar couple in 'first public gay wedding ceremony'". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

asianlii.org

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"Myanmar just had its first public pride party and thousands turned up to celebrate". 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
Glauert, Rik (23 January 2019). "Myanmar's biggest gay celebrity 'feels free' six months after coming out". Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

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Mosbergen, Dominique (18 October 2015). "Gay People in Myanmar Can't Live Openly. Here's Why". Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

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irrawaddy.com

"Burmese Director Explores Same-Sex Relationships in New Film". Irrawaddy.com. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

burma.irrawaddy.com

"LGBT ဆိုတာ လူသားချင်းချင်း ချစ်ကြတာ ဖြစ်တဲ့အတွက် လက်ခံပါတယ်"လို့ ဂေဂေး ပြေ". 5 September 2019.

latimes.com

"Convoluted plot and tech issues undo gay romantic thriller 'The Gemini'". Los Angeles Times. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

mizzima.com

"Gay subject of documentary warns of continuing rights violations in Myanmar". Mizzima. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

mmtimes.com

"Year End Review on LGBT rights". Myanmar Times. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
Myint, Lae Phyu Pyar Myo; Htwe, Nyein Ei Ei (1 June 2017). "Prejudice and progress: a snapshot of LGBT rights in Myanmar". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
Me, Nyo (17 May 2018). "Not very gay". The Myanmar Times. mspiral creative agency. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
"Abused, arrested but not giving up: transgender activist fights for equality". June 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

newmandala.org

"Understanding LGBT realities in Myanmar: new study indicates public support for equality". New Mandala. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

news-eleven.com

"လုပ်ငန်းခွင်အတွင်း ခွဲခြားဆက်ဆံမှုကြောင့် ကိုယ့်ကိုယ်ကိုယ် သတ်သေခဲ့သည့် ကိုကျော်ဇင်ဝင်း၏နာရေး ပြုလုပ်ခဲ့ပြီး ဖြစ်စဉ်နှင့်ပတ်သက်၍ ရဲတပ်ဖွဲ့က စုံစမ်းစစ်ဆေးမှုများ ပြုလုပ်မည်". Weekly Eleven (in Burmese). 26 June 2019.

newsweek.com

"Bullied Gay Librarian Posts Heartbreaking Facebook Message Before Dying By Suicide". Newsweek. 26 June 2019.

people.com

Herbst, Diane (6 December 2019). "Miss Universe's First Openly Gay Contestant Came Out Days Ago: 'I Just Started a New Chapter'". People.

pinknews.co.uk

Roberts, Scott (20 November 2013). "Aung San Suu Kyi: Stigma against HIV and anti-gay laws are costing lives in Burma". PinkNews. PinkNews. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
"Gay librarian's suicide prompts LGBT rights debate in Myanmar". PinkNews. 27 June 2019.

prweb.com

"A Revealing Glimpse at Gay Life in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam". Prweb.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2011.

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uk.reuters.com

Nickerson, James (16 November 2016). "Myanmar's abused, intimidated LGBT people long for acceptance in new era". Reuters UK. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

state.gov

"2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Myanmar". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

thediplomat.com

McFetridge, Matthew (5 September 2014). "The Outlook for LGBT Rights in Myanmar". The Diplomat. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

theguardian.com

"Burma's homosexuality law 'undermining HIV and Aids fight'". The Guardian. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
England, Charlotte (2 February 2016). "Myanmar's transgender people not just chasing rainbows in fight for equality". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
Golluoglu, Esmer (13 May 2012). "Gay people in Burma start to challenge culture of repression". The Guardian. London.

um.edu.my

repository.um.edu.my

Caesar DeAlwis; Maya Khemlani David. "LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY OF MALAY TEENAGE MAK NYAH (TRANSVESTITES) IN KUCHING" (PDF). repository.um.edu.my. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2015. Certain countries have their own local terms for the transsexual community, for example, hijras in India, kathoeys in Thailand, warias in Indonesia and occult in Myanmar (Burma).

vice.com

Baker, Nick (23 October 2017). "How Myanmar's Paranormal Spirit Wives Escape LGBTQ Persecution". Vice. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
"It Ain't Great Being Gay in Mandalay". Vice (in Danish). 30 January 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2018.

waiphyomyint.wordpress.com

"Myanmar Gay Marriage". Waiphyomyint.wordpress.com. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

washingtonblade.com

"Gay man with HIV charged under Myanmar sodomy law". The Washington Blade. 2 November 2018.

web.archive.org

"Year End Review on LGBT rights". Myanmar Times. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
Nickerson, James (16 November 2016). "Myanmar's abused, intimidated LGBT people long for acceptance in new era". Reuters UK. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
Myint, Lae Phyu Pyar Myo; Htwe, Nyein Ei Ei (1 June 2017). "Prejudice and progress: a snapshot of LGBT rights in Myanmar". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
"Burma Lawyers' Council [Legal Resource] The Myanmar Penal Code". Blc-burma.org. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
"BLC Publications". Blc-burma.org. 9 March 1950. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
Caesar DeAlwis; Maya Khemlani David. "LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY OF MALAY TEENAGE MAK NYAH (TRANSVESTITES) IN KUCHING" (PDF). repository.um.edu.my. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2015. Certain countries have their own local terms for the transsexual community, for example, hijras in India, kathoeys in Thailand, warias in Indonesia and occult in Myanmar (Burma).
"CURRENTS: HIV/AIDS in Myanmar | global nomads group". Gng.org. 2 July 2005. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
Me, Nyo (17 May 2018). "Not very gay". The Myanmar Times. mspiral creative agency. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
"Aung Myo Min: A Burmese gay with a human rights cause". Archived from the original on 5 March 2005. Retrieved 12 October 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
"A Revealing Glimpse at Gay Life in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam". Prweb.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
"Myanmar just had its first public pride party and thousands turned up to celebrate". 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
"LGBT festival opens in Burma after first public launch party- DVB Multimedia Group". 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
"Abused, arrested but not giving up: transgender activist fights for equality". June 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
Glauert, Rik (23 January 2019). "Myanmar's biggest gay celebrity 'feels free' six months after coming out". Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

yahoo.com

finance.yahoo.com

Ferrie, Jared (1 February 2018). "LGBT festival opens in Myanmar after first public launch party". Yahoo! Finance. Reuters. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

youtube.com

"Woman raised as a man in Birma". Youtube.com. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2013.