Compare LGBT Rights in China & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedOther punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
Since 1890
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