Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1986
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 adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
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