Compare LGBT Rights in China & Croatia

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
56 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1977
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Legal
Since 2013
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1999
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
Since 1998
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