Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Timor-Leste

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
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