Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
64 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
Since 1992
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