Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Laos

Equality Index ?
6 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
50 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Public Opinion
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