Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2008
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2008
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