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Homosexuality and transgender issues are not formally addressed in the country's law. According to the United States Department of State, no provisions exist in North Korean law to prohibit discrimination on sexual orientation or identity; the concepts do not appear. [2]
Democracy and gender equality were stated as important legal principles in the Constitution of the Republic of Korea first promulgated in 1948. [14] North Korea references gender equality in its socialist constitution, but the de facto social and legal circumstances that women face in the country are far below the de jure status they are ...
Because South Korea is technically still at war with North Korea, attempts to end mandatory military service continue to be denied. [4] According to cultural anthropologist Timothy Gitzen, this is called a "Cold War binary." [9] As of 2019, men ages 18 to 35 must spend a minimum of 21 months in active duty. [5]
Yes Transgender people allowed to change legal gender but only after sex reassignment surgery: North Korea: Yes / No Ambiguous, punishable through Articles 193 and 262 regarding obscenity and decency laws. [dubious – discuss] Penalty: Unknown No: No: No: Yes can serve with 10-year celibacy required for all soldiers. [109]
LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) rights, culture, people, and organisations in North Korea. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
The North Korean military law mandates celibacy during the first ten years of service for all enlistees, without regard to their sexual orientation or gender of any sexual partners. [130] Reportedly, male soldiers regularly break this rule by engaging in casual heterosexual and homosexual affairs.
The resolution ends a 3-year legal fight by transgender people in the state seeking the right to use the bathroom of their gender identity.
It will be the North Korean regime that will rejoice at the weakening of our military morale." Seong-dong Kim, Korean Church Commission [7] They have deployed rhetoric connecting anti-gay sentiments with anticommunism, arguing that homosexuality threatens the masculinity of the military and therefore weakens the military's defense against North ...