Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Portugal

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Legal
Since 1982
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
Illegal
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Legal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2010
Conversion therapyUnknownBanned
Since 2024
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 2007
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