Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Togo

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
12 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1980
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1970
Banned
Since 1980
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
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 protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1997
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
N/A
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
10% Tolerate
89% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
13% Justifiable
41% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
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