Recognition of same-sex unions in Vietnam
The Ministry of Justice later intervened and ordered the annulment of the union, stating it was "illegal and runs counter to the morals and traditional customs of the Vietnamese nation".[25][26] Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, the head of a gay tourist agency in Hanoi, told NBC News, "It's not perfect… It's not completely there but it is a great step in the right direction.[27][28] On 27 May 2014, the National Assembly's Committee for Social Affairs removed the provisions granting legal rights to cohabiting same-sex couples from the legislation.[32][33][34][35] At Vietnam's third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 22 January 2019, Iceland, the Netherlands and Canada recommended the government to legalize same-sex marriage.[42] The National Assembly was expected to discuss revisions to marriage laws in 2024 or 2025, though later reports noted that the issue had not made it to the legislative schedule for the 2024–2025 period.[4][5] A survey carried out in December 2012 by the Institute for Studies of Society, Economy and Environment (iSEE) showed that 37% of Vietnam's population supported the legalization of same-sex marriage, while 58% were opposed.[45] An online survey carried out by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) from December 2015 to January 2016 found that 45% of respondents supported the legalization of same-sex marriage, while 25% opposed it.[46] A 2017 survey by the Social Life Research Institute in Ho Chi Minh City showed that 51% of respondents aged 15 to 35 thought same-sex marriage should be allowed in Vietnam, while 26% were undecided and 23% disagreed.
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Marriage performed
Marriage recognized
Other type of partnership
Legal guardianships or unregistered cohabitation
Limited foreign recognition (residency rights)
No recognition of same-sex couples
Restrictions on freedom of expression, not enforced
Severe restrictions of association with arrests or detention
Same-sex sexual activity illegal
Prison, not enforced
Prison
Death penalty on books, not enforced
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