Compare LGBT Rights in Kiribati & Palau

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
22 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1892
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle 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 consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
Since 2014
Public Opinion
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