Compare LGBT Rights in Latvia & North Korea

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
61 / 100
38 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2006
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2006
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2017
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2009
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