Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Laos

Equality Index ?
3 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
4 / 100
50 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2025
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 careRestrictedRestricted
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 militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
3% Tolerate
96% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
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