Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Laos

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
50 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Ambiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
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