Compare LGBT Rights in China & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
State-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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