Compare LGBT Rights in Vietnam & Yemen

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
49 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2008
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2000
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1999
N/A
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