Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✔ Recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Northern Territory

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Homosexual activity in Northern Territory is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Same-sex marriage in Northern Territory

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Same-sex marriage in Northern Territory is legal.

Current status
Legal
Under the referendum.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Northern Territory

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Northern Territory is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Northern Territory, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Northern Territory

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Right to change legal gender in Northern Territory is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since Nov 29, 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Transgender individuals can change their gender marker on documents without surgery.
Sources:
9news.com.au/national/birth…~:text=The%20Northern%20Territory%20parliament%20has%20passed%20laws%20allowing,to%20change%20the%20sex%20identity%20of%20their%20children.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Northern Territory

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Northern Territory is recognized.

Current status
Since Nov 29, 2018
Recognized
People can register their gender on their birth certificate as non-binary, intersex, indeterminate or other.
Sources:
9news.com.au/national/birth…~:text=The%20Northern%20Territory%20parliament%20has%20passed%20laws%20allowing,to%20change%20the%20sex%20identity%20of%20their%20children.
abc.net.au/news/2018-11-29/…
theconversation.com/explain…
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LGBT discrimination in Northern Territory

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LGBT discrimination in Northern Territory is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
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LGBT employment discrimination in Northern Territory

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LGBT employment discrimination in Northern Territory is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
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LGBT housing discrimination in Northern Territory

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LGBT housing discrimination in Northern Territory is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
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Same-sex adoption in Northern Territory

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Same-sex adoption in Northern Territory is legal.

Current status
Since Mar 13, 2018
Legal
On March 13, 2018, the Northern Territory passed a new law allowing same-sex couples to adopt children.
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Until Mar 13, 2018
Illegal
Same-sex adoption was not legal in the Northern Territory.
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Serving openly in military in Northern Territory

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Serving openly in military in Northern Territory is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1992
Legal
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Blood donations by MSMs in Northern Territory

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Blood donations by MSMs in Northern Territory is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 3, 2023
Legal
In all of Australia
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Jan 31, 2021–Jun 3, 2023
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since January 31, 2021, the deferral period has been reduced to three months.
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Conversion therapy in Northern Territory

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Conversion therapy in Northern Territory is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to ILGA, laws in force in Northern Territory do not regulate or restrict sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression change efforts.
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Equal age of consent in Northern Territory

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Equal age of consent in Northern Territory is equal.

Current status
Equal
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