Compare LGBT Rights in Gabon & Papua New Guinea

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Legal Index ?
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22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2020
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2020
Female equal, male N/A
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