Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Laos

Equality Index ?
3 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
2 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
4 / 100
50 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
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 adoptionUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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