Compare LGBT Rights in China & Egypt

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2003
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1971
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
N/A
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