Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Norfolk Island

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
91 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
91 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2011
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownN/A
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2025
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1994
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