Compare LGBT Rights in Venezuela & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1999
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1998
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2006
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1999
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