Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Suriname

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2015
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