Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Israel

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
76 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1963
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 1948
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