Compare LGBT Rights in Myanmar & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
38 / 100
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1946
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 discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1861
Equal
Since 1999
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
9% Did not mention homosexuals
91% Mentioned homosexuals
24% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
1% Justifiable
86% Not justifiable
24% Justifiable
23% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
36% Agree
55% Disagree
67% Agree
19% Disagree
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
23% Good place
58% Not a good place
21% Good place
41% Not a good place
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