Compare LGBT Rights in South Korea & Zambia

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
60 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2003
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationVaries by RegionNo protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationVaries by RegionNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionAmbiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2005
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