Compare LGBT Rights in China & Romania

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Since 2020
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1996
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2000
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2000
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Single only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
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