Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Suriname

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
23 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1910
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Sexual orientation only
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
Since 2015
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