Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
34 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Illegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentAmbiguousEqual
Since 2007
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