Compare LGBT Rights in South Korea & North Korea

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Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1948
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1948
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryUnknown
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1948
LGBT employment discriminationVaries by RegionUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2009
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