Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
22 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1932
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2009
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1997
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1932
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
N/A
Since 1932
Public Opinion
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