Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Lebanon

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Ambiguous
Since 1943
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
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
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
N/A
Since 2013
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