Compare LGBT Rights in Canada & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
62 / 100
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1969
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2005
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careVaries by Region
Since 2024
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2011
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
N/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2019
Equal
Since 2005
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