Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Papua New Guinea

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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1980
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
No protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
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