Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
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26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Female equal, male N/A
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