Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Kazakhstan

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2015
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 2024
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 1997
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