Compare LGBT Rights in Indonesia & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
55 / 100
Legal Index ?
19 / 100
60 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
49 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 2002
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1973
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationAmbiguousNo protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1945
Gender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2000
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2019
Equal
Since 1999
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
7% Good Place
0%
67% Good Place
0%
Support of same-sex marriage
(Pew Research Center, Feb. 21, 2023 – April 15, 2023)
5% Favor
92% Oppose
65% Favor
30% Oppose
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
2% Justifiable
91% Not justifiable
24% Justifiable
23% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
26% Did not mention homosexuals
74% Mentioned homosexuals
24% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
9% Agree
86% Disagree
67% Agree
19% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
9% Yes
80% No
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage
(ILGA / RIWI, October 2016)
14% Yes
69% No
45% Yes
25% No
Support for same-sex marriage
(ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014)
14% Yes
73% No
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
3% Yes
93% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
82% Not a good place
21% Good place
41% Not a good place
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2005-2009)
2% Justifiable
93% Not justifiable
1% Justifiable
75% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2005-2009)
34% Did not mention homosexuals
66% Mentioned homosexuals
71% Did not mention homosexuals
29% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2000-2004)
0% Justifiable
98% Not justifiable
2% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2000-2004)
45% Did not mention homosexuals
55% Mentioned homosexuals
61% Did not mention homosexuals
39% Mentioned homosexuals
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