Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Gender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1999
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