Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Uzbekistan

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
Ambiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
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
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Female equal, male N/A
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