Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Saudi Arabia

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
25 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1932
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2009
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1932
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1932
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1932
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyN/A
Since 1932
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
Since 1932
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