Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1899
Unknown
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