Compare LGBT Rights in Pakistan & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1958
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity onlyNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 1973
Gender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1973
Equal
Since 1999
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