Compare LGBT Rights in Macau & Palau

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2013
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2014
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
55% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
21% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
47% Agree
14% Disagree
Region not surveyed
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