Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Syria

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
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