Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Suriname

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1869
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 2015
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