Compare LGBT Rights in China & Sint Maarten

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
79 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
79 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Unknown
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Unknown
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