Compare LGBT Rights in Canada & North Korea

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
62 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1969
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2005
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careVaries by Region
Since 2024
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2011
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Ambiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2019
Equal
Since 2009
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