Compare LGBT Rights in China & Latvia

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
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