Compare LGBT Rights in China & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
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