Compare LGBT Rights in Samoa & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
49 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2013
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 discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1962
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2007
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1999
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