Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1955
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionLegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyBannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
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