Compare LGBT Rights in Kiribati & Laos

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
47 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1977
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1953
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1953
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AAmbiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentAmbiguousEqual
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