Compare LGBT Rights in Lesotho & North Korea

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
29 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1966
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1975
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1994
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2011
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1966
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2009
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