Compare LGBT Rights in Mexico & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
73 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
89 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1929
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2022
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2009
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2003
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2003
No protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionVaries by Region
Since 2010
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2012
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2024
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1871
Female equal, male N/A
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