Compare LGBT Rights in China & Iceland

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
94 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
98 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
90 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
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