Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
14 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1977
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1977
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1977
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Since 1998
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
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