Compare LGBT Rights in China & Isle of Man

Equality Index ?
52 / 100
74 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
60 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2016
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedParental approval required
Since 2001
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2021
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 2006
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
28% Did not mention homosexuals
71% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
7% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
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
Region not surveyed
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
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
14% Good place
53% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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