Compare LGBT Rights in Federated States of Micronesia & Palau

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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
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Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2018
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2014
Public Opinion
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