Compare LGBT Rights in India & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
Gender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Legal
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Equal
Since 1999
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