Compare LGBT Rights in China & New Caledonia

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
71 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1853
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 1984
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