Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Malta

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
61 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1970
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2017
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1997
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
Equal
Since 1998
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
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
51% Agree
18% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
52% Rare
38% Widespread
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
46% Rare
42% Widespread
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
73% Agree
20% Disagree
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union)
(Eurobarometer, May 2019)
Region not surveyed
83% Yes
10% No
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
13% Justifiable
41% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
72% Good place
12% Not a good place
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