Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & China

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
59 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryN/AAmbiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 1949
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