Compare LGBT Rights in China & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No 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 protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle 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 1997
Equal
Since 1999
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