Compare LGBT Rights in China & Russia

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
30 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Varies by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1993
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2016
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
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Varies by Region
Since 1997
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