Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Laos

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unrecognized
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1953
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1991
No protections
Since 1953
Same-sex adoptionIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellAmbiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Equal
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