Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1978
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedNot legal
Since 1978
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1978
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1978
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
Since 1978
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