Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands

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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1974
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1978
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1978
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
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 2014
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
Since 1978
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