Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Maldives

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
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
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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