Compare LGBT Rights in China & Guatemala

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
29 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1871
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1963
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Unknown
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