Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Sri Lanka

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
37 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1885
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2022
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalUnknown
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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