Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Panama

Equality Index ?
64 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
54 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1997
N/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2001
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
Equal
Since 2008
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