Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Pakistan

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
31 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1862
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1958
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2023
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsGender identity only
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 1973
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
N/A
Since 1973
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