Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Peru

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
58 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
70 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
46 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
Illegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyUnknownBanned
Since 2021
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 2012
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