Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Nepal

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
61 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Legal
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Since 2015
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
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