Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Seychelles

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
59 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
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 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1997
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
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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