Compare LGBT Rights in Vietnam

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1999
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
24% Did not mention homosexuals
76% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
24% Justifiable
23% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
67% Agree
19% Disagree
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
21% Good place
41% Not a good place
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