Compare LGBT Rights in Morocco & North Korea

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
12 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1962
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1962
State-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2021
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2009
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
20% Did not mention homosexuals
80% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Justifiable
68% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
21% Yes
79% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
16% Tolerate
82% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
15% Tolerate
78% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
1% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
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