Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Qatar

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Restricted
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
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Illegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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