Compare LGBT Rights in Brunei & North Korea

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1951
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishmentState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1996
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1951
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1951
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1951
Equal
Since 2009
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