Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
N/A
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