Bokèo is governed by federal Laos law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Restricted
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- Unknown
- Housing Discrimination
- Unknown
- Adoption
- Ambiguous
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- Ambiguous
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- Unknown
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Homosexual activity in Bokèo is legal.
Current status
Legal under federal Laos law
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).
Same-sex marriage in Bokèo 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.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Bokèo is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Laos, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Bokèo is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Trans people are currently unable to change their legal gender in Laos.
Gender-affirming care in Bokèo 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.
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 Bokèo is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Laos does not legally recognize a non-binary gender.
LGBT discrimination in Bokèo is no protections.
Current status
No protections under federal Laos law
The constitution does not explicitly cover sexual orientations and gender identities in protection against discrimination
LGBT employment discrimination in Bokèo is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT housing discrimination in Bokèo is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Same-sex adoption in Bokèo 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.
Serving openly in military in Bokèo is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2012
Ambiguous
No laws restricting or allowing MSM to donate blood.
Blood donations by MSMs in Bokèo is legal.
Current status
Legal
No laws resticting MSM to donate blood.
Conversion therapy in Bokèo 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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