• September 14
  North Korea

  Serving openly in military becomes don't ask, don't tell.

  Some secondary sources claim it is a "Don't Ask Don't Tell" situation. But, based on a North Korean propaganda film from the year 2000, male homosexuality may be against the law in the military, including for prisoners of war. Information is extremely limited, because North Korea heavily censors LGBT content.
• North Korea

  Censorship of LGBT Issues becomes state-enforced.

  Censorship topics are all controlled by the government
• North Korea

  LGBT housing discrimination becomes no protections.

  Because sexual orientation as a concept does not appear in North Korea law, there is no legal prohibition of discrimination by state and nonstate actors based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics.
• North Korea

  LGBT employment discrimination becomes no protections.

  Because sexual orientation as a concept does not appear in North Korea law, there is no legal prohibition of discrimination by state and nonstate actors based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics.
• North Korea

  LGBT discrimination becomes no protections.

  Because sexual orientation as a concept does not appear in North Korea law, there is no legal prohibition of discrimination by state and nonstate actors based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics.
• North Korea

  Homosexual activity becomes n/a.

  Contrary to popular belief, homosexuality is technically not against the law in North Korea, however, North Korea is a sexually conservative country, and this applies to sexuality anywhere on the spectrum. Overt shows of affection by anyone of any sexual orientation tend to be frowned upon. There are, however, claims that it is de facto illegal, but this has no official backing. (Date shown is the date of North Korean statehood.) While punishment is rare, it has been reported by The Korean Times that North Korea has executed a lesbian couple for being influenced by capitalism and bringing corruption of public morals. However, even though de jure homosexuality is not prohibited, de facto there were some cases of punishment for LGBT people
• August 15
  South Korea

  LGBT discrimination becomes 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.
• South Korea

  Same-sex marriage becomes banned.

  There have been proposals to legalize same-sex marriage in Korea, but none have passed.
• May 14
  Israel

  Equal age of consent becomes equal.

  The age of consent in Israel is 16 for male-male, female-female, and male-female sex.

LGBT Organizations Founded in 1948

• LGBT Danmark
  Denmark

  LGBT Danmark is a national association for LGBT people focused on the areas of gender identity and sexual orientation. The organization's efforts are focused on political work…