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| Region | Vietnam |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | Jan 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2015, amendments to the Law on Marriage and Family came in effect. The amendments took down the country's ban on same-sex marriage. However, Clause 2, Article 8 of the new law said that same-sex couples would be allowed to have weddings, but such couples would neither be recognized nor protected under the law. |
| Sources | https://thediplomat.com/2020/02/the-fight-for-lgbt-rights-in-vietnam-still-has-a-long-way-to-go/ |
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edited by Unknownmiles. removing 1992
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| Description | In 2015, amendments to the 1992 Law on Marriage and Family came in effect. The amendments took down the country's ban on same-sex marriage. However, Clause 2, Article 8 of the new law said that same-sex couples would be allowed to have weddings, but such couples would neither be recognized nor protected under the law. | In 2015, amendments to the Law on Marriage and Family came in effect. The amendments took down the country's ban on same-sex marriage. However, Clause 2, Article 8 of the new law said that same-sex couples would be allowed to have weddings, but such couples would neither be recognized nor protected under the law. |
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edited by Unknownmiles. redoing description, replacing link, and removing federal law.
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| Start Date | Nov 12, 2013 | Jan 2015 |
| Description | Proposition 110 states that same sex unions are not legal. However, it removes all penalties involved in marriage ceremonies or attempts to register, effectively de-criminalizing the act. | In 2015, amendments to the 1992 Law on Marriage and Family came in effect. The amendments took down the country's ban on same-sex marriage. However, Clause 2, Article 8 of the new law said that same-sex couples would be allowed to have weddings, but such couples would neither be recognized nor protected under the law. |
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| Federal Law | Yes | No |
| Sources | http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/13750/vietnam-to-remove-fines-on-samesex-marriage | https://thediplomat.com/2020/02/the-fight-for-lgbt-rights-in-vietnam-still-has-a-long-way-to-go/ |
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| Description | Proposition 110 still states that same sex union is not legal. However, it removed all penalty involved with marriage ceremony or attempts to register, effectively de-criminalizing the act. | Proposition 110 states that same sex unions are not legal. However, it removes all penalties involved in marriage ceremonies or attempts to register, effectively de-criminalizing the act. |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
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| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | Nov 12, 2013 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Proposition 110 still states that same sex union is not legal. However, it removed all penalty involved with marriage ceremony or attempts to register, effectively de-criminalizing the act. |
| Sources | http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/13750/vietnam-to-remove-fines-on-samesex-marriage |
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- Status is not correct "It became legal recently. HANOI, Vietnam — same-sex marriage is now legal in Vietnam under a revised law which went into effect New Year’s Day, abolishing regulations that “prohibit marriage between people of the same sex.” January 1st 2015.
ADMIN NOTE: [Note] - vviet93 It became "not illegal" but is still unrecognized."