Compare LGBT Rights in Djibouti & Laos

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1953
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1953
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Since 2011
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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