Compare LGBT Rights in China & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
Since 1999
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