Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & South Africa

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 2007
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