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| Region | China |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Transgender individuals have to receive approval from their family (even as adults) to receive gender-affirming care, and the Chinese government also lays out the following requirements to undergo GAC: - Must have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria - Must have continually demanded GRS for at least five years - Must have no criminal record - Must not be married In 2021, China's first clinic for transgender children and adolescents was set up at the Children's Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai to safely and healthily manage transgender minors' transition. As of 2025, there are 7 medical centers that provide treatment to transgender people in China and 3 of those offer puberty suppression as a treatment option for trans youth. |
| Sources | https://cnlgbtdata.com/files/uploads/2020/04/Transgender_Helathcare_in_China.pdf https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/23/china-trans-rights-gender-affirming-surgery-parental-consent/ https://thechinaproject.com/2022/05/31/china-lowers-minimum-age-to-18-for-gender-reassignment-surgery/ https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/china-opens-first-clinic-transgender-youth-rcna5313 https://www.jaacapopen.org/article/S2949-7329(25)00082-1/fulltext |
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| Description | Transgender individuals have to receive approval from their family (even as adults) to receive gender-affirming care, and the Chinese government also lays out the following requirements to undergo GAC: - Must be at least 18 years old - Must have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria - Must have continually demanded GRS for at least five years - Must have no criminal record - Must not be married | Transgender individuals have to receive approval from their family (even as adults) to receive gender-affirming care, and the Chinese government also lays out the following requirements to undergo GAC: - Must have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria - Must have continually demanded GRS for at least five years - Must have no criminal record - Must not be married In 2021, China's first clinic for transgender children and adolescents was set up at the Children's Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai to safely and healthily manage transgender minors' transition. As of 2025, there are 7 medical centers that provide treatment to transgender people in China and 3 of those offer puberty suppression as a treatment option for trans youth. |
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| Sources | https://cnlgbtdata.com/files/uploads/2020/04/Transgender_Helathcare_in_China.pdf https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/23/china-trans-rights-gender-affirming-surgery-parental-consent/ https://thechinaproject.com/2022/05/31/china-lowers-minimum-age-to-18-for-gender-reassignment-surgery/ | https://cnlgbtdata.com/files/uploads/2020/04/Transgender_Helathcare_in_China.pdf https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/23/china-trans-rights-gender-affirming-surgery-parental-consent/ https://thechinaproject.com/2022/05/31/china-lowers-minimum-age-to-18-for-gender-reassignment-surgery/ https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/china-opens-first-clinic-transgender-youth-rcna5313 https://www.jaacapopen.org/article/S2949-7329(25)00082-1/fulltext |
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edited by SeriousTuber. It is still restricted
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| Value | Legal, but banned for minors | Restricted |
edited by SeriousTuber. People must be over 18
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| Value | Restricted | Legal, but banned for minors |
edited by UnknownMiles. Rewriting description and replacing links
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| Description | Not only must transgender people notify their family (even as adults) to receive gender-affirming care but the Chinese government also lays out the following requirements to undergo GAC: - Must be at least 18 years old - Must have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria - Must have requested surgery at least 5 years ago - Must have no criminal record - Must not be married Unfortunately, attempts to begin surgery on oneself(often self-mutilation), and buying cheap hormones online are commonplace in China because of this. | Transgender individuals have to receive approval from their family (even as adults) to receive gender-affirming care, and the Chinese government also lays out the following requirements to undergo GAC: - Must be at least 18 years old - Must have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria - Must have continually demanded GRS for at least five years - Must have no criminal record - Must not be married |
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| Sources | http://www.nhc.gov.cn/yzygj/s7657/202204/2efe9f8ca13f499c8e1f70844fe96144/files/15f8e6faf248490fa5534cd7b500feb2.pdf https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-11-11/china-s-first-clinic-for-transgender-kids-opens-in-shanghai | https://cnlgbtdata.com/files/uploads/2020/04/Transgender_Helathcare_in_China.pdf https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/23/china-trans-rights-gender-affirming-surgery-parental-consent/ https://thechinaproject.com/2022/05/31/china-lowers-minimum-age-to-18-for-gender-reassignment-surgery/ |
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- Other "Gender-affirming care may be available to minors in China since the country's first clinic for transgender minors opened in Shanghai in 2021 and there's nothing to indicate that it has since closed.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-11-11/china-s-first-clinic-for-transgender-kids-opens-in-shanghai
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/china-opens-first-clinic-transgender-youth-rcna5313
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Not only must transgender people notify their family (even as adults) to receive gender-affirming care but the Chinese government also lays out the following requirements to undergo GAC: - Must be at least 18 years old - Must have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria - Must have requested surgery at least 5 years ago - Must have no criminal record - Must not be married Unfortunately, attempts to begin surgery on oneself(often self-mutilation), and buying cheap hormones online are commonplace in China because of this. |
| Sources | http://www.nhc.gov.cn/yzygj/s7657/202204/2efe9f8ca13f499c8e1f70844fe96144/files/15f8e6faf248490fa5534cd7b500feb2.pdf https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-11-11/china-s-first-clinic-for-transgender-kids-opens-in-shanghai |