Compare LGBT Rights in Nauru & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2018
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 2016
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
No protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2016
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
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