Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1990
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Illegal
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1953
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1953
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1953
Ambiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
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