Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careN/ALegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2005
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