Compare LGBT Rights in China & Falkland Islands

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
77 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1989
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Ambiguous
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2024
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2009
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2004
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedParental approval required
Since 1989
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 2005
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