Compare LGBT Rights in Vietnam & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Illegal
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2008
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1992
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 1992
Ambiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2000
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1999
Female equal, male N/A
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