Compare LGBT Rights in China, South Korea, Taiwan, & Thailand

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
50 / 100
60 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
60 / 100
73 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
41 / 100
48 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
LegalLegal
Since 1947
Legal
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Since 2003
No censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestrictedLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsVaries by RegionIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsVaries by RegionSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsVaries by RegionNo protectionsGender identity only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
IllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
LegalBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
EqualEqual
Since 1947
Equal
Since 1997
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