Compare LGBT Rights in Northern Mariana Islands & Palau

Equality Index ?
82 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
82 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1983
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2007
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Legal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1983
Equal
Since 2014
Public Opinion
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