Compare LGBT Rights in Nauru & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2018
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1899
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