Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Macau

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
68 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
40 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 1996
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