Compare LGBT Rights in Jamaica & Papua New Guinea

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Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1864
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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