Compare LGBT Rights in China & Poland

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
50 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
45 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1970
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1995
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
Since 1932
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