Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & North Korea

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Unknown
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Unknown
Conversion therapyUnknownUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 2009
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