Compare LGBT Rights in China & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2018
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1949
Female equal, male N/A
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