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| Region | Vietnam |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Aug 3, 2022 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On August 3, 2022, Vietnamese Health Ministry published a document saying that homosexuality is not disease and that conversion therapy to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity was illegal. It is currently not clear what the consequences of partaking in the practice will be, if any. |
| Sources | https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/vietnam-says-being-gay-is-not-a-disease-outlaws-conversion-practices/216004 https://article.wn.com/view/2022/08/22/Vietnam_says_homosexuality_not_a_disease_in_win_for_gay_righ/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/22/vietnam-says-homosexuality-not-a-disease-in-major-win-for-lgbtq |
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Aug 3, 2022 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On August 3, 2022, Vietnamese Health Ministry published a document saying that homosexuality is not disease and that conversion therapy to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity was illegal. It is currently not clear what the consequences of partaking in the practice will be, if any. |
| Sources | https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/vietnam-says-being-gay-is-not-a-disease-outlaws-conversion-practices/216004 https://article.wn.com/view/2022/08/22/Vietnam_says_homosexuality_not_a_disease_in_win_for_gay_righ/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/22/vietnam-says-homosexuality-not-a-disease-in-major-win-for-lgbtq |