This has since allowed better reporting of LGBTQ issues and therefore with it a lot of development for the Burmese LGBTQ population, for example: Since 2010, the military government of Myanmar has made sweeping political reforms which opened up the country more, particularly press censorship. Although section 377 remains today (like similar laws in India and Sri Lanka), we couldn't find any recent enforcement of it. Whilst Queen Elizabeth in the UK recently “signed” gay marriages into law, 150 years ago, Queen Victoria oversaw section 377 of the 1860 Penal Code being passed into law, which criminalised sodomy with up to 10 years imprisonment and a fine. In addition, it has retained the old colonial homophobic laws inherited from the British Empire. Myanmar is a very conservative and religious country with around 89% of the population practising Buddhism. We interviewed Aung Zuy from Yangon about gay life in Myanmar and what life is really like for the Burmese LGBTQ community in such an intolerant country.
