Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Zambia

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
N/A
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
N/A
Since 2005
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