Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1899
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