Compare LGBT Rights in Palau & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
43 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2008
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo 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 protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2014
Equal
Since 1999
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