Compare LGBT Rights in South Korea & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
46 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
39 / 100
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2003
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationVaries by RegionIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationVaries by RegionNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1999
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
20% Did not mention homosexuals
80% Mentioned homosexuals
24% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
61% Not justifiable
24% Justifiable
23% Not justifiable
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
54% Support
26% Against
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
46% Agree
45% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
23% Agree
40% Disagree
67% Agree
19% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
44% Yes
53% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
7% Justifiable
58% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
39% Yes
59% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
18% Good place
57% Not a good place
21% Good place
41% Not a good place
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