Compare LGBT Rights in Brazil & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
57 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1830
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1988
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 1980
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2021
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
No protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2023
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1940
Female equal, male N/A
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