Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & New Zealand

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1986
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 1986
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