Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Latvia

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Legal
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
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