Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Malta

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 1998
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