Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Libya

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1953
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 1953
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1953
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Illegal
Since 1953
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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