Compare LGBT Rights in Brazil & Laos

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
58 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1830
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1988
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Restricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2021
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1953
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Ambiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2023
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2013
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1940
Equal
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