Current Version
| Region | China |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Mar 14, 1997 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | China’s current Penal Code (1997) contains no explicit prohibition of consensual sexual acts between persons of the same sex and all previous laws against homosexual sex were removed. |
| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 101) https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/gender-diversity/article/3123549/homosexuality-can-be-called-mental-disorder |
Revision History (9)
Revision by Unknownmiles. fixing date and adding stuff to description
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| Start Date | 1997 | Mar 14, 1997 |
| Description | China’s current Penal Code (1997) contains no explicit prohibition of consensual sexual acts between persons of the same sex. | China’s current Penal Code (1997) contains no explicit prohibition of consensual sexual acts between persons of the same sex and all previous laws against homosexual sex were removed. |
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Revision by Markissik. Fixing the status after several reports + fixing the description + adding one more source + adding the date law began
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Start Date | (NONE) | 1997 |
| Description | While no laws ever existed to criminalize sodomy, homosexual can still be classified as a mental disorder. | China’s current Penal Code (1997) contains no explicit prohibition of consensual sexual acts between persons of the same sex. |
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| Sources | https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/gender-diversity/article/3123549/homosexuality-can-be-called-mental-disorder | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 101) https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/gender-diversity/article/3123549/homosexuality-can-be-called-mental-disorder |
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Revision by cihalcoc. It is ambiguous
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| Value | Legal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
Reports (4)
- Status is not correct "It's fully legal"
- Status is not correct "Homosexuality is completely legal in China"
- Date is incorrect "Legal since 1997"
- Status is not correct "It's legal"
Revision by Pizzaslices412653. No laws criminalizing homosexuality.
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
Revision by CHR0LL0PH0BICCC
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| Description | While homosexuality is not specifically illegal, it can still be classified as a mental disorder. | While no laws ever existed to criminalize sodomy, homosexual can still be classified as a mental disorder. |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "The fact, that some chinese courts consider homosexuality as an «illness», doesn't make its legality ambiguous, because it doesn't criminalise same-sex sexual activity. So the correct status should be «Legal»."
Revision by CHR0LL0PH0BICCC
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| Value | Legal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | 1997 | (NONE) |
| Description | Homosexuality was decriminalized in China in 1997 and was declassified as a mental disorders in 2001. According to a 2010 report by IGLHRC, "the Chinese government has remained largely silent on the issue of homosexuality." | While homosexuality is not specifically illegal, it can still be classified as a mental disorder. |
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| Sources | http://www.iglhrc.org/content/china-legal-position-and-status-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-people-people%E2%80%99s http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/06/is-gay-marriage-coming-to-china/277296/ | https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/gender-diversity/article/3123549/homosexuality-can-be-called-mental-disorder |
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Reports (2)
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_China"
Revision by danlev
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| Sources | http://www.iglhrc.org/content/china-legal-position-and-status-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-people-people%E2%80%99s | http://www.iglhrc.org/content/china-legal-position-and-status-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-people-people%E2%80%99s http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/06/is-gay-marriage-coming-to-china/277296/ |
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Reports (11)
- Newer law has been passed
- Newer law has been passed "https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/gender-diversity/article/3123549/homosexuality-can-be-called-mental-disorder. It has been decriminalized but legally can still be considered a mental disorder. "
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "It was never criminalized at the first place so there is no such thing “decriminalize” to begin with. It is grey area/topic never clearly addressed in Chinese legal system. The only opinion was a 1964 opinion by chinee Supreme Court that consensual between/among adults in private place is not a offense/crime."
- Status is not correct "China will arrest anyone and anything that is confused on its sexuality."
- Status is not correct "It should be "was not declassified as a mental disorders in 2001""
- Status is not correct "test"
- Status is not correct "test"
- Status is not correct "test"
- Status is not correct "test"
- Status is not correct "test"
Revision by danlev
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| Description | Homosexuality was decriminalized in China in 1997. | Homosexuality was decriminalized in China in 1997 and was declassified as a mental disorders in 2001. According to a 2010 report by IGLHRC, "the Chinese government has remained largely silent on the issue of homosexuality." |
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Revision by danlev
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| Description | Homosexuality was decriminalized in China in 1997. | |
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