North Jeolla is governed by federal South Korea law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- Varies by Region
- Housing Discrimination
- Varies by Region
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in North Jeolla is legal.
Current status
Legal
Same-sex intercourse is not illegal for civilians in South Korea, but it is between men in the military.
Article 92-6 of the Military Criminal Act penalizes "anal intercourse" and other so-called “indecent acts” in any military setting with up to two years in prison — and all able-bodied men must serve about two years in the military. No law criminalizes heterosexual intercourse in the South Korean military.
Article 92-6 of the Military Criminal Act penalizes "anal intercourse" and other so-called “indecent acts” in any military setting with up to two years in prison — and all able-bodied men must serve about two years in the military. No law criminalizes heterosexual intercourse in the South Korean military.
Same-sex marriage in North Jeolla is banned.
Current status
Since Aug 15, 1948
Banned
There have been proposals to legalize same-sex marriage in Korea, but none have passed.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in North Jeolla is state-enforced.
Current status
State-enforced
Haphazard self-censorship of LGBTQ+ content, expression, and assembly is common in South Korea.
Right to change legal gender in North Jeolla is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Legal, but requires surgery
In a victory for LGBTQ rights, South Korea's supreme court ruled that transgender people have the right to change their legal sex status, regardless of whether they have underage children.
These guidelines include abusive or discriminatory requirements, such being at least 19 years old themselves, as well as being unmarried, diagnosed with “transsexualism” and having undergone hormone therapy and been sterilized.
These guidelines include abusive or discriminatory requirements, such being at least 19 years old themselves, as well as being unmarried, diagnosed with “transsexualism” and having undergone hormone therapy and been sterilized.
Gender-Affirming Care in North Jeolla is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in North Jeolla is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
LGBT discrimination in North Jeolla is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Aug 15, 1948
Illegal in some contexts
There are some LGBT anti-discrimination protections in local jurisdictions, but national law doesn't protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
LGBT employment discrimination in North Jeolla is varies by region.
Current status
Varies by Region
Illegal in some jurisdictions, proposed nationwide
LGBT housing discrimination in North Jeolla is varies by region.
Current status
Varies by Region
Illegal in some jurisdictions, proposed nationwide
Same-sex adoption in North Jeolla is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No information about when adoption regulations went into effect.
Serving openly in military in North Jeolla is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Same-sex intercourse is not illegal for civilians in South Korea, but it is between men in the military. Article 92-6 of the Military Criminal Act penalizes “indecent acts” in any military setting with up to two years in prison — and all able-bodied men must serve about two years in the military. No law criminalizes heterosexual intercourse in the South Korean military.
However, there are some signs that restrictions on LGBTQ service members may be easing: In 2022, the South Korean Supreme Court overturned the conviction of two soldiers for gay sex, and in 2021, a district court posthumously reinstated a transgender soldier who died by suicide after being dismissed from the army.
However, there are some signs that restrictions on LGBTQ service members may be easing: In 2022, the South Korean Supreme Court overturned the conviction of two soldiers for gay sex, and in 2021, a district court posthumously reinstated a transgender soldier who died by suicide after being dismissed from the army.
Intersex infant surgery in North Jeolla is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMs in North Jeolla is legal.
Current status
Legal
South Korea forbids people who have had sex "with certain high-risk individuals" within the past one year to donate blood. These rules apply equally to all people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The official guidelines urge people to not donate for the purposes of finding out if they have AIDS.
Conversion therapy in North Jeolla is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not criminalized. It is still encouraged as a plausible fix for homosexuality, with South Korean official Kim Seong-hoi calling homosexuality a "mental illness" and endorsing conversion therapy.
Equal age of consent in North Jeolla is equal.
Current status
Equal
Age of consent is equal for both homosexual and heterosexual relationships, set at 13 & 16 years old.
At 13, individuals can have sexual relations with anyone older than 13 and younger than 19. At 16, individuals can have sexual relations with anyone older than 16.
At 13, individuals can have sexual relations with anyone older than 13 and younger than 19. At 16, individuals can have sexual relations with anyone older than 16.
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Alternative names: Chollapuk, North Cholla