Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1999
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