Compare LGBT Rights in Kiribati & Marshall Islands

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
22 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1892
Legal
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1988
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 2015
Illegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 2004
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
Since 2005
Public Opinion
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