Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & China

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
70 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Other type of partnership
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AAmbiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1997
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