Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Zambia

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
No protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownN/A
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
N/A
Since 2005
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