Compare LGBT Rights in Laos, Thailand, & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
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69 / 100
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Legal Index ?
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69 / 100
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Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1957
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2025
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
LegalLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 2015
No protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2025
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2005
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 1999
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