Compare LGBT Rights in China & Greece

Equality Index ?
52 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
40 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2015
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2024
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2024
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2025
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 2015
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
28% Did not mention homosexuals
71% Mentioned homosexuals
66% Did not mention homosexuals
33% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
7% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
21% Justifiable
38% Not justifiable
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
63% Support
19% Against
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
66% Agree
30% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
12% Agree
60% Disagree
9% Agree
66% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
48% Yes
47% No
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
26% Favor
70% Oppose
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Eastern/Central Europe)
(Pew Research Center, June 2015-July 2016)
Region not surveyed
50% Yes
44% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
4% Justifiable
68% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
21% Yes
57% No
53% Yes
40% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
14% Good place
53% Not a good place
24% Good place
61% Not a good place
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