Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
17 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
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28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1899
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