Is conversion therapy banned in Vietnam?
Partial ban
A 2022 circular prohibits treating LGBTQ identity as a disease and bans involuntary treatments by medical professionals.
Vietnam is one of 17 countries classified “Partial ban” for conversion therapy — 7% of the 235 with data.
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Laos
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Cambodia
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Thailand
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Myanmar
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Macau
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
- Hong Kong
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Other laws in Vietnam
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
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