Compare LGBT Rights in Cyprus & Laos

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
79 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
36 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2015
Unrecognized
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Since 1953
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2004
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
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