Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
48 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyUnknownBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 1947
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