- Homosexuality
- ⚢N/A
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Donating Blood
- N/A
- Conversion Therapy
- N/A
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in North Korea is n/a.
Since Sep 14, 1948
While punishment is rare, it has been reported by The Korean Times that North Korea has executed a lesbian couple for being influenced by capitalism and bringing corruption of public morals.
However, even though de jure homosexuality is not prohibited, de facto there were some cases of punishment for LGBT people
Same-sex marriage in North Korea is unrecognized.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in North Korea is state-enforced.
Since Sep 14, 1948
Right to change legal gender in North Korea is illegal.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in North Korea is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in North Korea is no protections.
Since Sep 14, 1948
LGBT employment discrimination in North Korea is no protections.
Since Sep 14, 1948
LGBT housing discrimination in North Korea is no protections.
Since Sep 14, 1948
Serving openly in military in North Korea is don't ask, don't tell.
Since Sep 14, 1948
Until Jan 1, 1900
Blood donations by MSMs in North Korea is n/a.
Conversion therapy in North Korea is n/a.
Equal age of consent in North Korea is equal.
Since 2009
LGBT Rights by province
View the LGBT laws in each individual province of North Korea.
- Pyongan-bukdo
- Pyongan-namdo
- Yanggang-do
- Pyongyang (Capital City)
- Nason (Special City)