Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
Other punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownN/A
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownN/A
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownN/A
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Equal
Since 1890
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