- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- 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
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Until Jul 1, 2010
History
Homosexual activity in New South Wales is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 8, 1984
Since Jun 8, 1984
Legal
Same-sex marriage in New South Wales is legal.
Current status
Since Dec 9, 2017
Since Dec 9, 2017
Legal
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Australia since 9 December 2017. The legislation to allow same-sex marriage, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, passed the Australian Parliament on 7 December 2017 and received royal assent from the Governor-General the following day.
Until Jul 1, 2010
Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned
Censorship of LGBT Issues in New South Wales is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In New South Wales, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in New South Wales is legal, but requires surgery.
Current status
Legal, but requires surgery
Change your gender requires GRS, top surgery, or an orchiectomy.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in New South Wales is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary identities are not yet legally recognized in New South Wales.
LGBT discrimination in New South Wales is illegal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1983
Since Jan 1, 1983
Illegal
under the Sex Discrimination Amendment Act.
LGBT employment discrimination in New South Wales is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since 1983
Since 1983
Sexual orientation and gender identity
State law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of "homosexuality" and "transgender status". The relevant law is Part 3A and Part 4C of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.
Federal law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of "sexual orientation", "gender identity" and "intersex status". The relevant law is section 14 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.
Federal law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of "sexual orientation", "gender identity" and "intersex status". The relevant law is section 14 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.
LGBT housing discrimination in New South Wales is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Serving openly in military in New South Wales is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in New South Wales is banned.
Current status
Banned
Equal age of consent in New South Wales is equal.
Current status
Since May 27, 2003
Since May 27, 2003
Equal
Legal Rights
88 / 100
This region's Equality Index is based on legal rights alone. Please submit survey results that show the public opinion of LGBTQ+ issues in New South Wales to help improve its accuracy.
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