Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Singapore

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
51 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1996
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownAmbiguous
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownBanned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
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