Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
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Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Unequal
Since 1947
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