Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & New Caledonia

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
71 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1853
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1984
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