Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Laos

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2022
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
Unknown
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