Compare LGBT Rights in China & Malta

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
Since 1998
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