Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
31 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1861
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
6% Tolerate
90% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
7% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
8% Good place
80% Not a good place
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