Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Syria

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
22 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1974
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 2011
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
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