Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Laos

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Ambiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
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