Compare LGBT Rights in China & Jordan

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
22 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1952
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1952
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1952
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
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