Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Thailand

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1956
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 1997
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