Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Ukraine

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
57 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
41 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Legal
Since 2022
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 2001
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