Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Thailand

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Legal
Since 1956
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Legal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 1997
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