Compare LGBT Rights in South Korea & Uganda

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
60 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2003
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Ambiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationVaries by RegionNo protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationVaries by RegionNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionNo protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2021
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