Compare LGBT Rights in Brunei & North Korea

Equality Index ?
4 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
4 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2019
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
State-enforced
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1906
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Bathroom accessRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)No explicit protections
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1906
Equal
Since 2009
Public Opinion
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