Compare LGBT Rights in China & Guyana

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1893
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1980
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Illegal
Since 2021
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
N/A
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