Compare LGBT Rights in Taiwan & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
60 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
74 / 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, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2014
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
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
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Ambiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1947
Equal
Since 2005
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