Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Laos

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
50 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsNo explicit protections
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
Equal
Public Opinion
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