Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & North Korea

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
State-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
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 adoptionN/AIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2009
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