Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Malta

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1998
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