Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Single only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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