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| Region | North Korea |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | According to the US Department of State report, same-sex adoption is illegal in North Korea. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/north-korea/ |
Reports (3)
- Sources are invalid or broken "> There are no laws against consensual same-sex sexual activity between adults, but little information was available on discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. NGOs expressed concern that decency and obscenity laws could be used legally to discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity. In 2014 the Korean Central News Agency, the state news agency, denied the existence of consensual same-sex sexual activity in the country. According to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) rights group Equaldex, no legal mechanisms exist for LGBTI individuals to protect against discrimination in housing and employment. Same-sex adoption is illegal. Equaldex characterized legal protections toward same-sex sexual activity, the right to change legal gender, and gay and lesbian persons serving openly in the military as ambiguous.
This is the relevant passage. In the same passage it references Equaldex. An article which uses the site which uses the article as evidence is self-referential. Clearly the state department is not a reliable source, and they've provided no evidence.
https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/north-korea/"
- Sources are invalid or broken "The link is dead/page taken down
https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/north-korea/"
- Status is not correct ": According to the United States State Department in its 2020 report on North Korea, same-sex couples could not legally adopt children in North Korea. But not explicitly illegal for single LGBT people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_North_Korea#Adoption_and_family_planning"