Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Unrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1999
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