Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Niger

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
12 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1970
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Restricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1997
Ambiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
Unequal
Since 2016
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
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
9% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
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
4% Good place
95% Not a good place
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