Compare LGBT Rights in Cayman Islands & China

Equality Index ?
90 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Other type of partnership
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1997
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