Compare LGBT Rights in United Kingdom & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
82 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2003
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2024
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsVaries by Region
Since 2004
No protections
LGBT discriminationVaries by Region
Since 1999
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2010
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2003
Single only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryParental approval required
Since 1989
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Legal
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)
95% Did not mention homosexuals
4% Mentioned homosexuals
24% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
62% Justifiable
13% Not justifiable
24% Justifiable
23% Not justifiable
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
82% Support
7% Against
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
72% Agree
19% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
62% Agree
15% Disagree
67% Agree
19% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
86% Yes
11% No
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
76% Yes
18% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
77% Good place
11% Not a good place
21% Good place
41% Not a good place
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