Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Saint Helena

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
86 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1997
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Unknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
Unknown
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