Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
22 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
22 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AUnequal
Since 1947
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