Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Nepal

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
68 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Legal (court-ordered)
Since 2026
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2012
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
52% Good place
28% Not a good place
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