Compare LGBT Rights in China & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Since 1991
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
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 onlySingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Ambiguous
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 2014
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