Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Zambia

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
21 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1974
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
Since 2005
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