Dac Lac is governed by federal Vietnam law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Dac Lac is legal.
Current status
Legal
It is believed that homosexual acts have never been illegal in Vietnam and those punished for it have been due to falling foul of other laws, such as those of adultery, with no regard to the sexuality of the offenders.
Same-sex marriage in Dac Lac is unrecognized.
Current status
Since Nov 12, 2013
Since Nov 12, 2013
Unrecognized
Proposition 110 still states that same sex union is not legal. However, it removed all penalty involved with marriage ceremony or attempts to register, effectively de-criminalizing the act.
Unrecognized
Vietnamese government said that they are trying to get a bill passed. Gay marriage pending and Gay Union pending.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Dac Lac is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Vietnam, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Dac Lac is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
Since Jan 1, 2017
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Dac Lac is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Vietnam does not legally recognize non-binary gender. In Vietnam, individuals are legally classified as either male or female.
LGBT discrimination in Dac Lac is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1992
Since Jan 1, 1992
No protections
There are no specific laws protecting members of LGBTQ communities from discrimination
LGBT employment discrimination in Dac Lac is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1992
Since Jan 1, 1992
No protections
Discrimination protections pending.
LGBT housing discrimination in Dac Lac is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1992
Since Jan 1, 1992
No protections
Housing discriminating protections pending.
Serving openly in military in Dac Lac is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1992
Since Jan 1, 1992
Legal
Technically, homosexuals can serve openly in the military. There are no laws protecting them against discriminations though.
Blood donations by MSMs in Dac Lac is legal.
Current status
Legal
There are no laws regarding donating blood in Vietnam.
Conversion therapy in Dac Lac is banned.
Current status
Since Aug 3, 2022
Since Aug 3, 2022
Banned
On August 3, 2022, Vietnamese Health Ministry published a document saying that homosexuality is not disease and that conversion therapy to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity was illegal.
It is currently not clear what the consequences of partaking in the practice will be, if any.
It is currently not clear what the consequences of partaking in the practice will be, if any.
Until Aug 3, 2022
Not banned
Not banned
Equal age of consent in Dac Lac is equal.
Current status
Since Dec 21, 1999
Since Dec 21, 1999
Equal
The age of consent is 16 years old. However, this is due to the LGBT population not being officially mentioned or recognized in the law
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