Compare LGBT Rights in Brazil & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
57 / 100
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1830
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1988
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2021
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2023
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2013
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2020
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1940
Equal
Since 2006
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