Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Mongolia

Equality Index ?
36 / 100
42 / 100
Legal Index ?
36 / 100
63 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
22 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2009
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 1992
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