Compare LGBT Rights in Kyrgyzstan & Laos

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unrecognized
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
Restricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1953
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1953
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1953
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2005
Ambiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Equal
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