Compare LGBT Rights in Vietnam & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2015
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 1992
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2000
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1999
Equal
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