The laws displayed for Beijing are the same as China.
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Other type of partnership
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- Varies by Region
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- Ambiguous
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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History
Same-sex marriage in Beijing is other type of partnership.
Current status
Since Oct 1, 2017
Since Oct 1, 2017
Other type of partnership
Since October 1st, 2017, a system that is in use for same-sex couples was enacted called "legal guardianship" or "guardianship agreement". The system grants same-sex couples some limited rights such as medical care, property management and other additional rights that can expressed through different documents the couple may sign.
Additionally, Beijing provides dependent residency status to foreign same-sex couples since the 1st of July 2013.
In Hong Kong, several court decisions and most notably court case Leung Chun Kwong v Secretary for the Civil Service granted same-sex couples limited rights and benefits in the realm of immigration, tax rights and inheritance.
Additionally, Beijing provides dependent residency status to foreign same-sex couples since the 1st of July 2013.
In Hong Kong, several court decisions and most notably court case Leung Chun Kwong v Secretary for the Civil Service granted same-sex couples limited rights and benefits in the realm of immigration, tax rights and inheritance.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Beijing is state-enforced.
Current status
State-enforced
China censors LGBT content, including LGBT-themed films, TV shows, and media. According to The Guardian, the Chinese government has "banned all depictions of gay people on television," calling it "vulgar, immoral and unhealthy content." The popular "boy love" (BL) TV drama "Addicted" was banned in 2016.
A Chinese broadcaster, Mango TV, which broadcasts Eurovision blurred a rainbow flag during the semi-final of the show.
In April of 2022, a few lines of dialog were removed from the Chinese release of the film 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.' The dialog referenced the gay romance between Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald.
A Chinese broadcaster, Mango TV, which broadcasts Eurovision blurred a rainbow flag during the semi-final of the show.
In April of 2022, a few lines of dialog were removed from the Chinese release of the film 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.' The dialog referenced the gay romance between Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald.
Right to change legal gender in Beijing is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Legal, but requires surgery
"Sex change operation technical management standard" allows surgeries, and "Reply on household registration change gender related issues after the project's citizens Transsexual" by the Police Ministry allowed the legal gender to be changed.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Beijing is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
According to Wikipedia.
LGBT discrimination in Beijing is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections for housing discrimination
LGBT employment discrimination in Beijing is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Under Chinese Labour Law, there are no protections specifically protecting LGBT people.
LGBT housing discrimination in Beijing is varies by region.
Current status
Varies by Region
Same-sex adoption in Beijing is single only.
Current status
Since Sep 6, 2018
Since Sep 6, 2018
Single only
Single nationwide. but laws might be pending for same sex couples in some areas.
Serving openly in military in Beijing is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Oct 1, 1949
Since Oct 1, 1949
Ambiguous
For homosexuals the policy is don't ask don't tell banned for transgenders
Blood donations by MSMs in Beijing is banned (indefinite deferral).
Conversion therapy in Beijing is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Although a Beijing court ruled conversion therapy illegal in 2014, there is no outright ban and the practice remains widespread throughout China.
Equal age of consent in Beijing is equal.
Current status
Since Oct 1, 1949
Since Oct 1, 1949
Equal
The age of consent in China is 14 for both same-sex and opposite sex couples.
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