- 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
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Homosexual activity in West New Britain 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 West New Britain is unrecognized.
Censorship of LGBT issues in West New Britain is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in West New Britain is illegal.
Gender-affirming care in West New Britain is legal.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in West New Britain is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in West New Britain 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 West New Britain is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in West New Britain is no protections.
Same-sex adoption in West New Britain is illegal.
Intersex infant surgery in West New Britain is not banned.
Serving openly in military in West New Britain is don't ask, don't tell.
Blood donations by MSMs in West New Britain is legal.
Conversion therapy in West New Britain is not banned.
Equal age of consent in West New Britain is female equal, male n/a.