Compare LGBT Rights in Libya & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1953
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1953
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
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 adoptionN/ASingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1951
Equal
Since 1999
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
37% Did not mention homosexuals
63% Mentioned homosexuals
24% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
1% Justifiable
92% Not justifiable
24% Justifiable
23% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
67% Agree
19% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
5% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
21% Good place
41% Not a good place
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