Compare LGBT Rights in China & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Single only
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Legal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
Since 1997
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