Compare LGBT Rights in Taiwan & Macau

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
81 / 100
68 / 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, no restrictions
Since 2021
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2018
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1947
Equal
Since 1996
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