Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
34 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
N/A
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