LGBT rights in Macau

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LGBT rights in Macau
Location of Macau within China
Status	Legal since 1996, with an equal age of consent
Gender identity	No
Military	China responsible for defense
Discrimination protections	Sexual orientation protections in employment
Family rights
Recognition of relationships	No
Adoption	No

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Macau, a special administrative region of China, face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. While same-sex sexual activity was decriminalized in 1996,^[1] same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples remain ineligible for some legal rights available to opposite-sex couples.