Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
39 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2008
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 genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1997
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Unknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
Equal
Since 2008
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