Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
36 / 100
60 / 100
Legal Index ?
36 / 100
73 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
48 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyUnknownBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 1947
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