Compare LGBT Rights in Western Australia & Tasmania

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2002
No censorship
Since 2001
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1991
Legal
Since 1991
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2011
Recognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
Illegal
Since 1999
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2002
Legal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2010
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 1997
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