Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
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
N/A
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
Since 1890
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