Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & New Caledonia

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
88 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
71 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1899
Equal
Since 1982
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