Compare LGBT Rights in Antigua and Barbuda & China

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
85 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
17 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageUnknownCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
Equal
Since 1949
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