Compare LGBT Rights in Papua New Guinea & Zambia

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2002
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2002
Ambiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2016
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AN/A
Since 2005
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