Compare LGBT Rights in Laos & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
50 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1990
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo 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 discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionAmbiguous
Since 1990
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 2012
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1899
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