Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Russia

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
22 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
22 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1974
Varies by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1995
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AVaries by Region
Since 1996
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