Compare LGBT Rights in Taiwan & Macau

Equality Index ?
60 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
40 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1947
Legal
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Unrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2014
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
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
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1947
Unknown
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