Compare LGBT Rights in India & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Female equal, male N/A
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