Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
50 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2008
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 adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 1999
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