Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Macau

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
54 / 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, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Unknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Unknown
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