Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Myanmar

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
38 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1970
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1946
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1997
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Legal
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
N/A
Since 1861
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
76% Did not mention homosexuals
24% Mentioned homosexuals
9% Did not mention homosexuals
91% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
18% Justifiable
30% Not justifiable
1% Justifiable
86% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
51% Agree
18% Disagree
36% Agree
55% Disagree
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
23% Good place
58% Not a good place
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