Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Uzbekistan

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
19 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AFemale equal, male N/A
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