Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
53 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2004
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosisIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, 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 protectionsNo protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2021
Female equal, male N/A
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