Compare LGBT Rights in Mongolia & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
42 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
67 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
No protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1992
Equal
Since 1999
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
54% Did not mention homosexuals
46% Mentioned homosexuals
24% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
5% Justifiable
45% 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
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
6% Good place
48% Not a good place
21% Good place
41% Not a good place
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