LGBT Rights in Houaphan
Province

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History

Homosexual activity in Houaphan

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Homosexual activity in Houaphan is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 9, 1990
Legal
Homosexual activity has never been illegal in Laos. The penal code for the current political system was not drafted until the 1990 (37 years after the country gained independence).
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Same-sex marriage in Houaphan

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Same-sex marriage in Houaphan is banned.

Current status
Since Dec 24, 1990
Banned
The Family Law defines marriage to be a union between a man and a woman. Laos has not introduced any specific legislation around marriage equality for same-sex couples.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Houaphan

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Houaphan is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Laos, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Houaphan

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Right to change legal gender in Houaphan is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Trans people are currently unable to change their legal gender in Laos.

Gender-affirming care in Houaphan

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Gender-affirming care in Houaphan is restricted.

Current status
Since 2009
Restricted
In 2009, Laos legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.

Additionally Laos does not provide for gender affirming surgery leaving trans Laotians to often go to Thailand for such care. Hormones however are available.

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Houaphan

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Houaphan is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Laos does not legally recognize a non-binary gender.
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LGBT discrimination in Houaphan

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LGBT discrimination in Houaphan is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 22, 1953
No protections
The constitution does not explicitly cover sexual orientations and gender identities in protection against discrimination
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LGBT employment discrimination in Houaphan

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LGBT employment discrimination in Houaphan is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Houaphan

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LGBT housing discrimination in Houaphan is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Houaphan

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Same-sex adoption in Houaphan is ambiguous.

Current status
Since Dec 24, 1990
Ambiguous
The Lao family law states in article 38 that people who have "inappropriate behaviours" or those who have had their parental rights withdrawn may not adopt children. However, LGBT is not explicitly covered in the way this law is written so the result is ambiguous.
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Intersex infant surgery in Houaphan

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Intersex infant surgery in Houaphan is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Houaphan

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Serving openly in military in Houaphan is ambiguous.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2012
Ambiguous
No laws restricting or allowing MSM to donate blood.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Houaphan

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Blood donations by MSMs in Houaphan is legal.

Current status
Legal
No laws resticting MSM to donate blood.
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Conversion therapy in Houaphan

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Conversion therapy in Houaphan is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Laos.
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Equal age of consent in Houaphan

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Equal age of consent in Houaphan is unknown.

Current status
Unknown