Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Zambia

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
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 adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
N/A
Since 2005
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