Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & South Korea

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
52 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
41 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Since 2003
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
Varies by Region
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownVaries by Region
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
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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