Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1891
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
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