Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Poland

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
45 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1970
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Since 2025
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2025
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 1932
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