Compare LGBT Rights in China & Turks and Caicos Islands

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
81 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
81 / 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
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
Since 2000
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