Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyUnknownBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1999
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