Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1981
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Restricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1997
Illegal
Since 1998
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
N/A
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