Compare LGBT Rights in Venezuela & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
52 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1999
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1997
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1998
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 discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2011
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyVaries by RegionBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1999
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
68% Did not mention homosexuals
32% Mentioned homosexuals
24% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
23% Justifiable
49% Not justifiable
24% Justifiable
23% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
67% Agree
19% Disagree
Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
39% Approve
61% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America)
(AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017)
49% Approve
51% Disapprove
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
51% Yes
42% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
47% Good place
43% Not a good place
21% Good place
41% Not a good place
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