Compare LGBT Rights in Taiwan & Zambia

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1947
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2018
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Illegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1947
N/A
Since 2005
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