Compare LGBT Rights in China & Sint Maarten

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
68 / 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-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Ambiguous
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Legal
Since 1974
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
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