Compare LGBT Rights in Taiwan & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
81 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1947
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2018
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1947
Equal
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