Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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