LGBT rights in Jingdao

Despite foreign claims of the contrary, homosexuality is accepted in the Jingdaoese Empire, even during active military service.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual rights in Jingdao are complicated. Homosexuality is not explicitly forbidden, but every citizen is expected to marry and as a general ruled does the state not allow unions which cannot result in childbirth. Only when both partners are considered infertile does the state allow such weddings to proceed and does not discriminate between same-sex or mixed-sex marriages. The adoption of children by either wed or unwed homosexual couples is highly controversial, this dates back to the abduction of a Jingdaoese child, later known as Nathaniel Ayreon-Kalirion by Elijah Ayreon and Nathan. This is referred to as the Natopian Sin, which does not describe homosexuality generally. Outside of marriage, no legal restrictions are in place against homosexuality. It is a common and accepted practice for lesbian and gay couples to come to arrangements so that they can fulfill their duty to contribute to population growth, but also fulfil their romantic needs. Discrimination against couples that fulfil their legal duties is considered a crime. Until 1688 the Jingdaoese state professed to accept trans people, it only sought to isolate these individuals from the rest of society in an effort to prevent copy-cat behaviour. Whether these tactics were effective, or just as ineffective as previous attempts at conversion therapy is subject to debate. The state did not differentiate between people who wish to change their sex or their species. So-called pony-conversions date back to the First Empire. During the reign of the Chidao Emperor, both the trans-species and trans-sexual community became more and more isolated. Violent protests in Chuanke and Gangdiguo, and suicide bombings at the train station of Kaimingcheng in late 1688 were executed by the community as a means to garner attention for their cause.

Summary table

Same-sex sexual activity	Yes
Equal age of consent	18 and older
Anti-discrimination laws in employment	Yes
Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas	Yes
Hate crimes laws covering both sexual orientation and gender identity	No
Recognition of same-sex couples	Yes
Same-sex marriage	No
Adoption by same-sex couples	No
LGBT allowed to serve in the military	Yes
Right to change legal gender	No
Access to IVF for lesbians	Yes
MSMs allowed to donate blood	Yes