Compare LGBT Rights in Gabon & Laos

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1953
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1953
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2020
Equal
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