Compare LGBT Rights in China & Suriname

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1869
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 2015
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