Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & China

Equality Index ?
1 / 100
52 / 100
Legal Index ?
0 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
2 / 100
66 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1949
Other type of partnership
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
State-enforced
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2022
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1997
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
28% Did not mention homosexuals
71% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
7% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
Region not surveyed
63% Support
19% Against
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
Region not surveyed
66% Agree
30% Disagree
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
12% Agree
60% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
4% Justifiable
68% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
21% Yes
57% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
89% Not a good place
14% Good place
53% Not a good place
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