LGBTI LEGAL RIGHTS IN VIETNAM: RECENT DEVELOPMENT AND PERSPECTIVE

Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Trans, Intersexes (LGBTI)'s rights are one of the new and controversial issues of human rights law. It includes a wide range of rights, including some specialized for LGBTI group. Law is the most important tool to protect and secure the rights of LGBTI group, but there are many factors affecting the development and implementation of regulations on LGBTI rights in a country, such as politics, culture, science and technology, etc. Vietnam is emerging as one of the most progressive Asian countries in term of LGBTI’s rights recognition. This paper analyzes recent developments in Vietnamese law on the rights of LGBTI group. According to the author, although there has been some progress recently, LGBTI's legal rights have not fully met the needs of local LGBTI group in Vietnam. In addition, there are challenges facing LGBTI group in enjoying their rights, due to social prejudice and law enforcement. Accordingly, in order to ensure full legal rights of LGBTI group, Vietnam needs to continue revising and amending relevant legislative documents, as well as to have solutions to promote LGBTI’s enjoyment of their rights in practice