Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & North Korea

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
34 / 100
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34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Unknown
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 surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2009
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