Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & China

Equality Index ?
46 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
45 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforced
Since 1948
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-Affirming CareUnknownLegal
Since 2002
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1948
Ambiguous
Since 1949
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2012
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 1949
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