Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Uganda

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
Since 2021
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