Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Female equal, male N/A
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