Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Gender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1999
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