Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Sint Maarten

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
68 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 1974
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
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