Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Malaysia

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1989
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1982
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Single only
Since 1826
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 1989
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