Compare LGBT Rights in Kenya & Papua New Guinea

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1930
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2022
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2022
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1930
No protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2002
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2022
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1941
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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