Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Turkey

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
State-enforced
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 1858
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