Compare LGBT Rights in Indonesia & Laos

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
50 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 2002
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1974
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2008
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1973
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2023
Restricted
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 adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 2002
Unknown
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
26% Did not mention homosexuals
74% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
2% Justifiable
91% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
9% Agree
86% Disagree
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
9% Yes
80% No
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
3% Yes
93% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
82% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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