Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Laos

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
33 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
50 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Unknown
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