Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Legal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1930
Gender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1999
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