Compare LGBT Rights in Cayman Islands & Laos

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
69 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo 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 surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2000
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
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