Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Samoa

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
State-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Unknown
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