Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Laos

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
47 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Unrecognized
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo 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 discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1953
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Ambiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
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