Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
7 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
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 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1861
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