Compare LGBT Rights in Vanuatu & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
43 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
34 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1899
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2014
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1899
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