Compare LGBT Rights in Taiwan & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
81 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1947
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2018
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1947
Equal
Since 2006
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