Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2002
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2015
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 1999
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