Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 1999
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