Compare LGBT Rights in Japan & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
57 / 100
Legal Index ?
57 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
56 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1881
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2024
Banned
Since 1970
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1997
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationVaries by RegionNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2003
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguousUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1947
N/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2011
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1947
Equal
Since 2005
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
71% Did not mention homosexuals
26% Mentioned homosexuals
76% Did not mention homosexuals
24% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
43% Justifiable
15% Not justifiable
18% Justifiable
30% Not justifiable
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
69% Support
6% Against
Region not surveyed
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
68% Agree
20% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
44% Agree
10% Disagree
51% Agree
18% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
68% Yes
22% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
23% Justifiable
28% Not justifiable
13% Justifiable
41% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
54% Yes
36% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
28% Good place
39% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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