Compare LGBT Rights in China & Qatar

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Since 1915
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1915
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1915
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1915
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Illegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
N/A
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