Compare LGBT Rights in Taiwan & North Korea

Equality Index ?
60 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
36 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1947
Legal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2019
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2014
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
No protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Since 2018
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Ambiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1947
Equal
Since 2009
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