Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
32 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1899
Equal
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