Compare LGBT Rights in Brunei & China

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
47 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1951
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishmentState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Legal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1951
Single only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1951
Equal
Since 1949
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