Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyUnknownUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 2006
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