Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
97 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2006
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