Compare LGBT Rights in United Arab Emirates & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
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51 / 100
Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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49 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2019
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
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 adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1999
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