Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & North Korea

Equality Index ?
82 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
97 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1997
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2009
Public Opinion
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