Compare LGBT Rights in South Korea & Suriname

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
60 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
23 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1869
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2019
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2003
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationVaries by RegionIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationVaries by RegionSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2015
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