Compare LGBT Rights in China & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Since 1886
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1963
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1886
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1886
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1886
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Single only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
N/A
Since 1861
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