Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & Macau

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
40 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Legal
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2022
Unrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2004
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Sexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
Unknown
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
55% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
21% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
47% Agree
14% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
47% Yes
45% No
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
40% Yes
47% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
38% Good place
49% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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