Compare LGBT Rights in New Zealand & Papua New Guinea

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1986
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2012
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
No protections
Since 2002
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
No protections
Since 2002
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Legal
Since 2016
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1986
Female equal, male N/A
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