Compare LGBT Rights in Macau & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
59 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
51 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1947
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
55% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
58% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
21% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
17% Justifiable
41% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
47% Agree
14% Disagree
51% Agree
35% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
19% Justifiable
35% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
39% Good place
42% Not a good place
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