Compare LGBT Rights in China & Gabon

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Unequal
Since 2020
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