Compare LGBT Rights in South Korea & Yemen

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
60 / 100
0 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2019
Banned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2003
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationVaries by RegionNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationVaries by RegionNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionNo protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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