Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Papua New Guinea

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2005
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
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 2018
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1958
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1899
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