Compare LGBT Rights in China & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 2007
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