Compare LGBT Rights in Hong Kong & Turkey

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
33 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1970
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1988
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2025
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1997
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyAmbiguous
Since 2013
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2005
Equal
Since 1858
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