Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Mongolia

Equality Index ?
46 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
21 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
Illegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1992
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1948
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 1992
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