Compare LGBT Rights in Cayman Islands & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
86 / 100
57 / 100
Legal Index ?
86 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Banned
Since 1970
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2001
Equal
Since 2005
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