Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Palau

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 2014
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