Compare LGBT Rights in Nepal & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageAmbiguous
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2015
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
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