Compare LGBT Rights in Taiwan & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
60 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1947
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2014
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2018
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1947
Equal
Since 2007
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