Compare LGBT Rights in Armenia & Laos

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2004
Unrecognized
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2006
Restricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1995
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1953
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1953
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2004
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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