Compare LGBT Rights in Nepal & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Same-sex marriageAmbiguous
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Legal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1999
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