Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1899
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