Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Laos

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
50 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2018
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 adoptionIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellAmbiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
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