Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Panama

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 2008
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