Compare LGBT Rights in Christmas Island & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
89 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
89 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2002
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careN/ALegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2025
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2002
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsN/ALegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1999
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