Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & North Korea

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 2009
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