Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Equal
Since 1999
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