Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Netherlands

Equality Index ?
66 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
90 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1945
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2001
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2018
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1993
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1974
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2024
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 1978
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