Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
49 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
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 adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 1999
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