Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2019
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Equal
Since 1999
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