Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Suriname

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Legal
Since 1869
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1899
Equal
Since 2015
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