Compare LGBT Rights in Vietnam & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
16 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1891
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2000
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1999
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1891
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