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| Region | North Korea |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There is no evidence of access to gender-affirming care in North Korea. |
| Sources | https://www.agtra.org/countries/north-korea |
Revision History (2)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. The source says nothing about gender-affirming care or even any requirements for gender change.
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| Value | Legal | Restricted |
| Start Date | Nov 26, 1997 | (unknown) |
| Description | The legal pathway to gender marker changes made clear in Article 16 of the Citizen Registration Law implies the legality of gender-affirming care, a requirement together with a psychiatric evaluation for legal transition, for adults; however, the accessibility of this care as well as its de facto legality for minors is ambiguous. There is no law in North Korea explicitly prohibiting the provision or undertaking of gender-affirming care. | There is no evidence of access to gender-affirming care in North Korea. |
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| Sources | https://namu.wiki/w/%EA%B3%B5%EB%AF%BC%EB%93%B1%EB%A1%9D%EB%B2%95 | https://www.agtra.org/countries/north-korea |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Nov 26, 1997 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The legal pathway to gender marker changes made clear in Article 16 of the Citizen Registration Law implies the legality of gender-affirming care, a requirement together with a psychiatric evaluation for legal transition, for adults; however, the accessibility of this care as well as its de facto legality for minors is ambiguous. There is no law in North Korea explicitly prohibiting the provision or undertaking of gender-affirming care. |
| Sources | https://namu.wiki/w/%EA%B3%B5%EB%AF%BC%EB%93%B1%EB%A1%9D%EB%B2%95 |
Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed "https://www.nknews.org/2023/11/ask-a-north-korean-how-do-north-koreans-think-about-sexual-and-gender-identity/ "In South Korea, there are couples who are in same-sex relationships and also transgender people. Not so long ago, I didn’t understand them at all. But I came to understand that there are people with different sexual orientations and gender identities, and I saw the efforts they put into living their best lives even if they might struggle. If I think about it in this light, I can see that there are also such people in North Korea." North Korea doesn't have the concept of transgenderism in any way. The government treats it like it doesn't exist, making it unrealistic to claim that GAC is legal in the DPRK."