Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Seychelles

Equality Index ?
46 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2016
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2016
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