Compare LGBT Rights in Turkmenistan & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
49 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1997
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
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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