Compare LGBT Rights in China & Côte d’Ivoire

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
33 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
15 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
State-enforced
Since 2019
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Ambiguous
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Unequal
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