Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Macau

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
76 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
60% Good Place
0%
Region not surveyed
Support of same-sex marriage
(Pew Research Center, Feb. 21, 2023 – April 15, 2023)
58% Favor
40% Oppose
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
18% Justifiable
30% Not justifiable
21% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
76% Did not mention homosexuals
24% Mentioned homosexuals
55% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
51% Agree
18% Disagree
47% Agree
14% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
13% Justifiable
41% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
67% Did not mention homosexuals
34% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2005-2009)
11% Justifiable
55% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2005-2009)
50% Did not mention homosexuals
50% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageCivil unions
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, no restrictions
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 1996
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