Current Version
| Region | Laos |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Start Date | Jan 20, 1949 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | No laws restricting homosexuals to serve in the military since it’s creation in 1949, trans people cannot serve because changing gender is illegal there. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20090226175604/http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/eap/119045.htm https://outrightinternational.org/our-work/asia/laos |
Revision History (6)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2012 | Jan 20, 1949 |
| Description | No laws restricting or allowing LGBTQ+ people to serve in the military. | No laws restricting homosexuals to serve in the military since it’s creation in 1949, trans people cannot serve because changing gender is illegal there. |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20090226175604/http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/eap/119045.htm | https://web.archive.org/web/20090226175604/http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/eap/119045.htm https://outrightinternational.org/our-work/asia/laos |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Legal |
| Description | No laws restricting or allowing MSM to donate blood. | No laws restricting or allowing LGBTQ+ people to serve in the military. |
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Legal | Ambiguous |
| Description | No laws restricting or allowing MSM to donate blood. | |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20090226175604/http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/eap/119045.htm |
Reports (5)
- Status is not correct "https://coupleofmen.com/18963-gay-in-laos-current-situation-lgbtq-community/ The description states there are no laws restricting or allowing MSMs to donate blood. That has nothing to do with serving in the military. The actual status is legal. "Homosexuals are also allowed to serve in the army" according to the source"
- Note field is incorrect "This is about serving in the military, but the explanation is about giving blood"
- Note field is incorrect "This is about blood, not the military "
- Note field is incorrect
- Note field is incorrect "The detailed section about serving in the military does not say anything about why it's ambiguous. In fact, it actually says that there is no restriction or prohibition regarding blood donation; an unrelated topic. "