Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & North Korea

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
93 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyAmbiguousUnknown
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2009
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