Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✔ Recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in South Australia

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Homosexual activity in South Australia is legal.

Current status
Legal
all legal across Australia.
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Same-sex marriage in South Australia

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Same-sex marriage in South Australia is legal.

Current status
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.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in South Australia

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in South Australia is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In South Australia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in South Australia

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Right to change legal gender in South Australia is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since May 23, 2017
Legal, no restrictions
Proof of surgery is no longer required. Instead, individuals are asked to provide a statement from a medical professional or a psychologist certifying that they underwent the appropriate treatment to change their legal gender.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in South Australia

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in South Australia is recognized.

Current status
Since May 23, 2017
Recognized
Individuals can request an X gender marker on their documents.
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LGBT discrimination in South Australia

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LGBT discrimination in South Australia is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
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LGBT employment discrimination in South Australia

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LGBT employment discrimination in South Australia is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
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LGBT housing discrimination in South Australia

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LGBT housing discrimination in South Australia is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
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Same-sex adoption in South Australia

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Same-sex adoption in South Australia is legal.

Current status
Legal
Only illegal in Northern part of Australia.
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Serving openly in military in South Australia

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Serving openly in military in South Australia is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Blood donations by MSMs in South Australia

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Blood donations by MSMs in South Australia is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 3, 2023
Legal
In all of Australia
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Jan 31, 2021–Jun 3, 2023
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since January 31, 2021, the deferral period has been lowered to three months.
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Until Jan 31, 2021
Banned (1-year deferral)
Until January 31, 2021, a one year deferral was in place.
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Conversion therapy in South Australia

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Conversion therapy in South Australia is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to ILGA, laws in force in South Australia do not regulate or restrict sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression change efforts.
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Equal age of consent in South Australia

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Equal age of consent in South Australia is equal.

Current status
Equal
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