Compare LGBT Rights in China, South Korea, & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
50 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
60 / 100
73 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
41 / 100
51 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
LegalLegal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Since 2003
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsVaries by RegionIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsVaries by RegionSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsVaries by RegionNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
LegalBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
EqualEqual
Since 1947
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