Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Laos

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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