Compare LGBT Rights in North Korea & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1948
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1948
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1948
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1948
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2009
Female equal, male N/A
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