Compare LGBT Rights in Brazil & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
76 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
57 / 100
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1830
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesVaries by Region
Since 2014
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2025
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderVaries by Region
Since 2020
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2023
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2013
N/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2020
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Ambiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1940
Equal
Since 2005
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