Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Malawi

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2011
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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