Compare LGBT Rights in Italy & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1890
Legal
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2016
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2015
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2024
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2004
Gender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSecond parent adoption only
Since 2016
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1986
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1999
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