Compare LGBT Rights in Ukraine & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
39 / 100
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 1983
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsAmbiguousNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2016
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
Equal
Since 1999
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
46% Did not mention homosexuals
46% Mentioned homosexuals
24% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
3% Justifiable
62% Not justifiable
24% Justifiable
23% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
8% Agree
63% Disagree
67% Agree
19% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
14% Yes
69% No
Region not surveyed
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
9% Favor
85% Oppose
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
6% Yes
86% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
3% Justifiable
73% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
11% Good place
53% Not a good place
21% Good place
41% Not a good place
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