Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
7 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
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 protections
Since 1948
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
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