Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & North Korea

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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
N/A
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageNot legalUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesAmbiguousState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Illegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1948
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2020
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedN/A
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Equal
Since 2009
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