- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Male illegal, female legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- Female equal, male N/A
Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in Sandaun is male illegal, female legal.
Men can receive 3 to 14 years of imprisonment under Criminal Code 1974. The legislation lists homosexuality under "Unnatural Offenses" and "Indecent Practices Between Males."
Same-sex marriage in Sandaun is unrecognized.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Sandaun is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Sandaun is illegal.
Gender-affirming care in Sandaun is legal.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sandaun is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Sandaun is illegal in some contexts.
-National Public Service Gender Equity and Social Inclusion Policy (2013).
-Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines for Project Implementers (2020) issued by the Climate Change and Development Authority.
-Gender Equity and Social Inclusion Policy (2023) issued by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
-Gender Equity and Social Inclusion Policy (2024) issued by the Ministry of Tourism, Art and Culture.
-The Data Governance and Data Protection Policy (2024) issued by the DICT.
LGBT employment discrimination in Sandaun is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Sandaun is no protections.
Same-sex adoption in Sandaun is illegal.
Intersex infant surgery in Sandaun is not banned.
Serving openly in military in Sandaun is don't ask, don't tell.
Blood donations by MSMs in Sandaun is legal.
Conversion therapy in Sandaun is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Sandaun is female equal, male n/a.