Compare LGBT Rights in China & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
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