Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Senegal

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
4 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
4 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1989
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1966
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1966
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1966
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
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