- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Varies by Region
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- Varies by Region
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
Question: "On this list are various groups of people. Could you please mention any that you would not like to have as neighbors?"
Justifiability of homosexuality
Question: "Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between."
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
Question: "Homosexual couples are as good parents as other couples"
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2019)
Question: "Should society accept homosexuality?"
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013)
Question: "Should society accept homosexuality?"
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
Question: "Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for homosexuals?"
History
Same-sex marriage in Australia is legal.
Since Dec 9, 2017
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Australia is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Australia is varies by region.
Since Jul 1, 2017
• Any government department that operates at a federal level does not require surgery.
• In NSW a gender marker change requires GRS, top surgery, or orchiectomy.
• In Queensland gender change requires an application confirming surgery or proof of reassignment surgery.
• In South Australia no surgery is required, only proof of psychological counseling.
• In Tasmania no surgery is required, they may require proof of psychological counseling for persons under 18.
• In Victoria no surgery is required, you just have to attest you are the gender you claim.
• In Western Australia surgery is not required.
• In Northern Territory clinical treatment, either: surgery, hormone therapy, or counselling is required.
Legal, surgery not required
- Victoria 2020
- Western Australia 2000
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Australian Capital Territory
- Northern Territory
- South Australia
- Tasmania
Legal, but requires surgery
Until Jul 1, 2017
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Australia is recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Australia is illegal in some contexts.
LGBT housing discrimination in Australia is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Jun 28, 2013
Serving openly in military in Australia is legal.
Since Nov 24, 1992
Blood donations by MSMs in Australia is banned (3-month deferral).
Conversion therapy in Australia is varies by region.
Banned
Equal age of consent in Australia is equal.
Since Sep 16, 2016
LGBT Rights by State
View the LGBT laws in each individual state of Australia.
- Western Australia
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Territory)
- Australian Capital Territory (Territory)
- Northern Territory (Territory)