Compare LGBT Rights in Taiwan & China

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
85 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
45 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1947
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2002
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
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2018
Ambiguous
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Ambiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1947
Equal
Since 1949
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