Compare LGBT Rights in Mali & Papua New Guinea

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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2024
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2011
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2024
Female equal, male N/A
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