Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea

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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderUnknown
Gender-affirming careUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
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