Compare LGBT Rights in China & South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
94 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
94 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Legal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedParental approval required
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Legal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
Since 2001
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