Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (other penalty)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2012
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Public Opinion
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