Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Tuvalu

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
27 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1899
Female equal, male N/A
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