Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Saint Helena

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
98 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
98 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
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