Compare LGBT Rights in Kosovo & North Korea

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
66 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2006
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1997
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2006
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2018
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsNo explicit protections
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
Since 2009
Public Opinion
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