Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
Since 1998
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