Compare LGBT Rights in Cayman Islands & China

Equality Index ?
73 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Other type of partnership
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2000
Ambiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 1949
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