Compare LGBT Rights in United States & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
70 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
83 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Unrecognized
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesVaries by Region
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderVaries by Region
Since 2025
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careVaries by RegionLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderVaries by Region
Since 2025
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityGender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Conversion therapyVaries by RegionBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1999
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