Compare LGBT Rights in Afghanistan & Papua New Guinea

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1976
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2021
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1980
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1919
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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