Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 1995
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