Compare LGBT Rights in China & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2016
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 only
Since 2018
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Equal
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