Compare LGBT Rights in Vietnam & Zambia

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2008
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
No protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 1992
Ambiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2000
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1999
N/A
Since 2005
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