Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & United Arab Emirates

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2021
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2009
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1997
Illegal
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Banned
Since 2016
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 adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)
Since 1987
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
N/A
Public Opinion
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