Compare LGBT Rights in China & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
18 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
66 / 100
11 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1997
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1891
Same-sex marriageOther type of partnership
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2016
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1949
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1891
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