Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2006
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