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LGBT Rights in Xaisômboun
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History

Homosexual activity in Xaisômboun

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Homosexual activity in Xaisômboun is legal.

Current status
Legal under federal Laos law
Homosexual activity has never been illegal in Laos. The penal code for the current political system was not drafted until the 1990 (37 years after the country gained independence).
Details
Sources:
laoofficialgazette.gov.la/k…
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Same-sex marriage in Xaisômboun

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Same-sex marriage in Xaisômboun is banned.

Current status
Since Dec 24, 1990
Banned
The Family Law defines marriage to be a union between a man and a woman. Laos has not introduced any specific legislation around marriage equality for same-sex couples.
Details
Sources:
www.luangprabang-laos.com/I…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Xaisômboun

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Xaisômboun is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Laos, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Right to change legal gender in Xaisômboun

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Right to change legal gender in Xaisômboun is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Trans people are currently unable to change their legal gender in Laos.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-… www.fandmglobalbarometers.o…
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Gender-affirming care in Xaisômboun

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Gender-affirming care in Xaisômboun is restricted.

Current status
Restricted
Laos does not provide for gender affirming surgery leaving trans Laotians to often go to Thailand for such care. Hormones however are available.
Details
Sources:
www.australianvolunteers.co…
www.weareaptn.org/wp-conten…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Xaisômboun

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Xaisômboun is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Laos does not legally recognize a non-binary gender.
Details
Sources:
www.iri.org/news/pride-mont…
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Hate crime protections in Xaisômboun

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Hate crime protections in Xaisômboun is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Xaisômboun

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LGBT discrimination in Xaisômboun is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since May 12, 2017
Illegal in some contexts
In Laos, there are limited protections based on sexual orientation.

In the Law on Electronic Data Protection (No. 25/NA), they explicitly list out sexual behavior under the Prohibited data category.
Details
Sources:
multilaw.com/Multilaw/Multi…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Xaisômboun

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LGBT employment discrimination in Xaisômboun is no protections.

Current status
No protections
In Laos, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from employment discrimination.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Xaisômboun

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LGBT housing discrimination in Xaisômboun is no protections.

Current status
No protections
In Laos, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from housing discrimination.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Same-sex adoption in Xaisômboun

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Same-sex adoption in Xaisômboun is ambiguous.

Current status
Since Dec 24, 1990
Ambiguous
The Lao family law states in article 38 that people who have "inappropriate behaviours" or those who have had their parental rights withdrawn may not adopt children. However, LGBT is not explicitly covered in the way this law is written so the result is ambiguous.
Details
Sources:
www.law.yale.edu/rcw/rcw/ju…
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Intersex infant surgery in Xaisômboun

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Intersex infant surgery in Xaisômboun is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Laos does not ban medical interventions performed on intersex infants
Details
Sources:
intersexasia.org/wp-content…
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Serving openly in military in Xaisômboun

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Serving openly in military in Xaisômboun is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2012
Legal
No laws restricting or allowing LGBTQ+ people to serve in the military.
Details
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2009022…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Xaisômboun

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Blood donations by MSMs in Xaisômboun is legal.

Current status
Legal
No laws resticting MSM to donate blood.
Details
Sources:
jclao.com/in-laos-an-invisi…
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Conversion therapy in Xaisômboun

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Conversion therapy in Xaisômboun is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Laos.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 328)
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Equal age of consent in Xaisômboun

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Equal age of consent in Xaisômboun is equal.

Current status
Equal
Age of consent set at 15 regardless of gender or sexual orientation
Details
Sources:
arquivo.pt/wayback/20080229…
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