Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & New Caledonia

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
81 / 100
Legal Index ?
22 / 100
91 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
71 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 1853
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
Since 1984
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