Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & North Korea

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2008
State-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
Equal
Since 2009
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