Compare LGBT Rights in Maldives & Papua New Guinea

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2015
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2015
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo 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 adoptionN/AIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1899
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