Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Samoa

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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1974
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AUnknown
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