Compare LGBT Rights in Iran & Papua New Guinea

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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishment
Since 1987
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1987
Legal
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 adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1979
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1899
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