Compare LGBT Rights in China & Liechtenstein

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1989
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careRestrictedAmbiguous
Since 1987
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
Since 2001
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