Compare LGBT Rights in China & India

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2014
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
Since 2018
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