Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & India

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
55 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
53 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1970
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2014
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Gender identity only
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownVaries by Region
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1997
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Varies by Region
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
Equal
Since 2018
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
76% Did not mention homosexuals
24% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
18% Justifiable
30% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
Region not surveyed
58% Support
18% Against
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
Region not surveyed
66% Agree
21% Disagree
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
51% Agree
18% Disagree
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
37% Yes
37% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
13% Justifiable
41% Not justifiable
2% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
26% Good place
43% Not a good place
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