VGP – The amended Law on Marriage and Family, which will take effect on January 1, 2015, allows same sex marriage in Viet Nam.
The revised law, approved by the National Assembly (NA) on June 19, 2014, abolishes the ban on marriage between people having same gender in order to avoid discrimination against homosexual couples, but also stipulates in Article 8 that the State shall not recognize marriage between persons of the same sex.
That means people of the same sex can get married in Viet Nam but their marriage will not be protected by law in case disputes related to their marriage occur.
Also under the revised Law on Marriage and Family, the marriage age for men is set concretely at a full 18 years old for women and a full 20 years old for men.
In the current law, the respective ages are set loosely at 18 and 20 years old respectively.
Currently there are only 17 countries and territories that recognize same sex marriage.
Viet Nam now has about 1.65 million homosexuals between the ages of 15 and 59, accounting for about 3% of the population.
By Thuy Dung
Đăng ký: VietNam News