Compare LGBT Rights in Macau & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
57 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
56 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2013
Banned
Since 1970
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2005
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
55% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
76% Did not mention homosexuals
24% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
21% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
18% Justifiable
30% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
47% Agree
14% Disagree
51% Agree
18% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
13% Justifiable
41% Not justifiable
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