Compare LGBT Rights in Kazakhstan & North Korea

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
State-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2020
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (1-year deferral)
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1997
Equal
Since 2009
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