Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & North Korea

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1970
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1997
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Unknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
Equal
Since 2009
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
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
13% Justifiable
41% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
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