Compare LGBT Rights in Turkmenistan & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
49 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1992
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
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 protections
Since 1992
Gender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2020
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
Equal
Since 1999
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