Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
Since 1999
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