Compare LGBT Rights in Central African Republic & China

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
42 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2016
Other type of partnership
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
State-enforced
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1997
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