Compare LGBT Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2006
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo 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 contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 1999
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