Brunei has made being gay an offence punishable by death, but that doesn't mean there aren't members of the LGBT+ community still living in the tiny Muslim nation.

A man going by the name of 'Khairul' spoke to Newshub's The OUTlook podcast about life in one of the world's most homophobic countries.

He says for the most part, Brunei doesn't feel dangerous - despite the threat of being stoned to death in public.

"It's not really something scary or amazing or fun at all. It's pretty quiet.

"As long as you don't really admit yourself to be gay in public it shouldn't be a problem, or act in a certain way that will cause distress to other people."

Khaural lives with his family, who are very religious and don't approve of homosexuality.

"There is that feeling of being restrained, of not being able to be open with myself. Between me and my family, it's a really hard time for me because they don't know that I'm gay and I'm different. They are very homophobic."