Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Thailand

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1997
Legal
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 2005
Equal
Since 1997
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