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Gay China

LGBTQ+ Travel Guide & City Directory

🏛️ Beijing 💱 CNY 🕐 Asia/Shanghai 🏳️‍🌈 Use Caution for LGBTQ+
✓ Same-sex relations legal ✗ Same-Sex Marriage ✗ Pride Events

🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ Legal Status

Based on national laws as of 2025

22/100
High Risk
Same-sex relations legal
Equal age of consent
Partnership / union
Same-Sex Marriage
Adoption rights
Anti-Discrimination Laws
Legal gender change

Homosexuality decriminalised in 1997 under revised Criminal Law. Removed from the official Classification of Mental Disorders in 2001 — a landmark step at the time. No legal recognition of same-sex partnerships, civil unions or marriages. No adoption rights for same-sex couples. No federal anti-discrimination protections covering sexual orientation or gender identity. Legal gender change is possible in limited circumstances (requires medical diagnosis and, in most provinces, surgical interventio

LGBTQ+ Cities in China

11 Cities

Shanghai

Shanghai

24,900,000 residents

3 Venues Read Guide →

Beijing

Beijing

21,900,000 residents

5 Venues Read Guide →

Guangzhou

Guangdong

16,100,000 residents

2 Venues Read Guide →

Shenzhen

Guangdong

13,400,000 residents

2 Venues Read Guide →

Chengdu

Sichuan

9,100,000 residents

3 Venues Read Guide →

Chongqing

Chongqing

8,700,000 residents

0 Venues Read Guide →

Wuhan

Hubei

8,200,000 residents

0 Venues Read Guide →

Xi'an

Shaanxi

7,200,000 residents

0 Venues Read Guide →

Chengdu Shi

1 venue Read Guide →

Lanzhou Shi

3 Venues Read Guide →

Wuhan Shi

1 venue Read Guide →

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