Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Turks and Caicos Islands

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81 / 100
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81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Illegal
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
Since 2000
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