Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1997
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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