Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1811
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1979
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2000
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1978
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1899
Public Opinion
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