Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Illegal (other penalty)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1899
N/A
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