Compare LGBT Rights in Vietnam

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1999
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