Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Laos

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
47 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownAmbiguous
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
Unknown
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