Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
N/A
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