Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
State-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1997
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
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 adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 1948
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Unknown
Public Opinion
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