Compare LGBT Rights in China & North Korea

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
51 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2002
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Ambiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
Since 2009
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