Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Thailand

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
68 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1956
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Illegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2025
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 2005
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
Since 1997
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