Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & Laos

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
76 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 1994
Unrecognized
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1953
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
Equal
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