Compare LGBT Rights in United Kingdom & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
80 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Since 2013
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
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2004
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Gender identity only
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2002
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
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