Compare LGBT Rights in Netherlands & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1945
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2001
Unrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
Gender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2000
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1978
Equal
Since 1999
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