Compare LGBT Rights in China & Ukraine

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
41 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Single only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Legal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
Since 2001
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