Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Panama

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 2008
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