Compare LGBT Rights in Kyrgyzstan & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1999
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
27% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
24% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
2% Justifiable
87% Not justifiable
24% Justifiable
23% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
13% Agree
70% Disagree
67% Agree
19% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
86% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
3% Good place
55% Not a good place
21% Good place
41% Not a good place
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