Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1974
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
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