Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
36 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
36 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
N/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 2005
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