Gulf is governed by federal Papua New Guinea law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Male illegal, female legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- Unknown
- Housing Discrimination
- Unknown
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- Unknown
- Donating Blood
- Unknown
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- Female equal, male N/A
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Same-sex marriage in Gulf is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Marriage is not explicitly defined as occurring between two individuals of opposite sexes. However, it is widely understood to be restricted to heterosexual couples, and same-sex marriages are generally believed to be not permitted in practice.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Gulf is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Papua New Guinea, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Gulf is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No laws in place.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Gulf is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
LGBT discrimination in Gulf is no protections.
Current status
Since 2002
No protections
As male homosexuality is illegal, no protection is available to any members of the LGBTQ+ community.
LGBT employment discrimination in Gulf is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT housing discrimination in Gulf is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Intersex infant surgery in Gulf is not banned.
Current status
Not banned under federal Papua New Guinea law
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Papua New Guinea.
Serving openly in military in Gulf is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Conversion therapy in Gulf is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Papua New Guinea.
Equal age of consent in Gulf is female equal, male n/a.
Current status
Female equal, male N/A
Anal sex is illegal in Papua new Guinea and therefore it is illegal for males. However oral and other types of sex are legal and the age of consent is 16.
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Alternative names: Papua Gulf