Compare LGBT Rights in New Zealand & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1986
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2012
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Gender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1986
Equal
Since 1999
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